multiplicity

multiplicity
mul·ti·plic·i·ty /ˌməl-tə-'pli-sə-tē/ n pl -ties
1 a: the quality or state of being multiple or various
b: the charging of a single criminal act or offense as multiple separate charges or counts of an indictment or information
multiplicity does not require dismissal of the indictment — W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel compare duplicity 2, misjoinder
◇ Multiplicity raises the risk of violating the double jeopardy protection against receiving multiple sentences for a single offense. Multiplicity is a defect that can be corrected without dismissal of the case.
2: a great number
joinder is allowed to avoid a multiplicity of actions

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

multiplicity
I noun many sidedness, multitudinous, numerousness, plurality II index diversity, quantity

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


multiplicity
n.
A large number or great variety of something.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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