Criminal prosecution and Double jeopardy

Criminal prosecution

Criminal prosecution noun - The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior.

Double jeopardy and criminal prosecution are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Double jeopardy" with "Criminal prosecution", this phrases are similar.

Double jeopardy

Double jeopardy noun - The prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Double jeopardy

Criminal prosecution and double jeopardy are semantically related. You can use "Criminal prosecution" instead a noun phrase "Double jeopardy".

Mutual synonyms

Cite this Source
Double jeopardy and Criminal prosecution. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/criminal_prosecution/double_jeopardy
Criminal prosecution & Double jeopardy. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/criminal_prosecution/double_jeopardy>.
Double jeopardy or Criminal prosecution. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/criminal_prosecution/double_jeopardy.


Google Ngram Viewer shows how "criminal prosecution" and "double jeopardy" have occurred on timeline