autrefois convict

autrefois convict
autrefois convict n [Anglo-French, formerly convicted]: a defendant's plea stating that he or she has already been tried for and convicted of the same offense

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

autrefois convict
'formerly acquitted'. If a defendant has been previously acquitted of the same offence or could have been acquitted of the offence at a previous trial, then this is a plea in bar of the second trial. The same concept applies in Scotland: See res judicata.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


autrefois convict
n. French Formerly convicted. A plea by a person indicted for a crime for which he or she had previously been tried and convicted.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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  • autrefois convict — n. claim that the accused has already been convicted and therefore may not tried again for the same offense …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • autrefois convict — /owtrafwo kanvikt/ Formerly convicted. A plea by a criminal in bar to an indictment that he has been formerly convicted of the same crime. 4 Bl.Comm. 336 …   Black's law dictionary

  • autrefois convict — /owtrafwo kanvikt/ Formerly convicted. A plea by a criminal in bar to an indictment that he has been formerly convicted of the same crime. 4 Bl.Comm. 336 …   Black's law dictionary

  • autrefois convict — Previously convicted; a plea setting up a prior conviction for the same offense as a defense. See prior jeopardy …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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