Kristallnacht (German pronunciation:; lit. Crystal Night) or Reichskristallnacht (German: ( listen)), also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, Reichspogromnacht or simply Pogromnacht ( listen), and Novemberpogrome ( listen), was a pogrom against Jews throughout Nazi Germany on 9â10 November 1938, carried out by SA paramilitary forces and ...
Double Jeopardy. The Double Jeopardy Clause in the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits anyone from being prosecuted twice for substantially the same crime. See, e.g. United States v. Ursery, 518 US 267 (1996) . See also: 1  The Annotated Constitution of the United States entry on double jeopardy.
Double Jeopardy. A second prosecution for the same offense after acquittal or conviction or multiple punishments for same offense. The evil sought to be avoided by prohibiting double jeopardy is double trial and double conviction, not necessarily double punishment. The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides, No person shall â¦ be subject for the same offence [sic] to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb..