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jeopardy 1 : exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury 2 : the danger of conviction that an accused person is subjected to when on trial for a criminal offense see also double jeopardy NOTE: Jeopardy attaches, or comes into effect for double jeopardy purposes, when a jury is sworn in or, in a non-jury trial, when the judge begins to hear evidence. The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbids double jeopardy for the same offense, and this applies whether the first trial ends in acquittal, conviction, or a mistrial. If a mistrial occurs due to a manifest necessity or if a defendant appeals a conviction, however, the rule against double jeopardy does not apply. The issue of manifest necessity is determined by the trial judge and, if necessary, by an appeals court. ...
double jeopardy
double jeopardy : the prosecution of a person for an offense for which he or she has already been prosecuted — see also jeopardy, Amendment V to the Constitution in the back matter compare merger NOTE: The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution states that no person shall “be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” The double jeopardy clause bars second prosecutions after either acquittal or conviction, and prohibits multiple punishments for the same offense. ...
Jeopardy
Jeopardy, means the risk of conviction and punish-ment that a criminal defendant faces at trial. Jeopardy attaches in a jury trial when the jury is empaneled, and in a Bench trial when the first witness is sworn. Also termed legal jeopardy, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 839.Double is the subjection of an accused person to repeated trial for the same alleged offence, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 154.In India, no person can be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. D, 6th Edn., p. 14. [Constitution of India, Art. 20(2)]...
former jeopardy
former jeopardy 1 : a common-law plea in bar of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict 2 : double jeopardy ...
jeopardy assessment
jeopardy assessment : a special immediate assessment of an alleged tax deficiency levied under federal law when a taxing officer believes that delay may jeopardize collection of the claim ...
same evidence test
same evidence test : a test for double jeopardy that involves a determination of whether the same facts would support both a prior and second conviction ...
Life
Life, rights to life guaranteed by Article 21 Constitution of India includes livelihood, K. Chandru v. State of Tamil Nadu, (1985) 3 SCC 536: AIR 1986 SC 204.The word 'life' in Article 21 does not include livelihood. In Re Sant Ram AIR 1960 SC 932: (1960) 3 SCR 499; A.V. Nachane v. Union of India, AIR 1982 SC 1126: (1982) 1 SCC 205.The word 'life' in Art. 21, means not merely the right to the continuance of a person's animal of existence, but a right to the possession of each his organs - his arms and legs etc., Kharak Singh v. State of U.P., AIR 1963 SC 1295: (1964) 1 SCR 332. [Constitution of India, Art. 21]The expression 'life' has a much wider meaning. Where therefore the outcome of a departmental enquiry is likely to adversely affect reputation or livelihood of a person, some of the finer graces of human civilization which make life worth living would be jeopardised and the same can be put in jeopardy only by law which inheres fair procedures. In this context one can recall the fa...
Peril
Danger risk hazard jeopardy exposure of person or property to injury loss or destruction...
Jupartie
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Jeopardy
Exposure to death loss or injury hazard danger...
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