Hungarian Baby Names. Rubikâs Cube, Tokaji wine and Goulash â all these have a common denominator â Hungary. From the country of thermal lakes and spicy sausages comes a naming tradition as unique as the Hungarian language itself! Andris Virile, manly.
â¢ DOUBLE JEOPARDY (noun) The noun DOUBLE JEOPARDY has 1 sense: 1. the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution. Familiarity information: DOUBLE JEOPARDY used as a noun is very rare. Dictionary entry details.
While the Double Jeopardy Clauseâs underlying principle is straightforward, the Clause has spawned complex jurisprudence. The current rule, set forth in cases such as Crist v. Bretz (1978), is that jeopardy begins, or âattaches,â in a jury trial when the jury is empaneled and sworn. Much of the double jeopardy jurisprudence addresses circumstances in which re-prosecution is either permitted or barred after jeopardy has attached.