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double jeopardy  

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  • Double jeopardy is a long-standing procedural defense and legal principle that originated in Athens in 355 b.c.e. In its principal form double jeopardy protects an individual from being prosecuted on more than one occasion for the same offense. [Source: Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics; Double Jeopardy]

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