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(double jeopardy) noun
protection against being tried twice for the same offense, protection against multiple punishment, protection against multiple punishment for the same offense
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(self-incrimination) noun
protection against exposing ones self to prosecution, protection against incriminating one's self, protection against testifying against one's self Generally:{{}}due process protection Specifically:{{}}right to remain silent
associated concepts: full immunity, Miranda Warnings, transactional immunity, use and derivative immunity, use immunity
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.An amendment added to the Constitution as part of the Bill of Rights that provides important protections from government actions, including a guarantee that no person will be required to answer for a capital crime unless first indicted by a grand jury; no one will suffer double jeopardy; no one must testify against him- or herself; no one will be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; and, no property will be taken for public use without just compensation.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.