009 1-4169/83/7404-1300 THE JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY Vol. 74, No. 4 Copyright @ 1983 by Northwestern University School of Law Pinled in USA. FIFTH AMENDMENT-DOUBLEJEOPARDY: LEGISLATIVE INTENTCONTROLS IN CRIMES ANDPUNISHMENTS Missouri v. Hunter, 103 S.Ct. 673 (1983).
1 Imminent and immanent are both inextricably connected to the concept of proximity. 2  The difference in spelling between eminent and imminent is the initial vowel and the single/double m that follows. 3  The difference in spelling between imminent and immanent is the middle vowel.
EMINENT/IMMINENT/IMMANENT. By far the most common of these words is âeminent,â meaning âprominent, famous.â âImminent,â in phrases like âfacing imminent disaster,â means âthreatening.â It comes from Latin minere, meaning âto project or overhang.â Think of a mine threatening to cave in.MINENT/IMMINENT/IMMANENT. By far the most common of these words is âeminent,â meaning âprominent, famous.â âImminent,â in phrases like âfacing imminent disaster,â means âthreatening.â It comes from Latin minere, meaning âto project or overhang.â Think of a mine threatening to cave in.