Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Double Jeopardy Clause
The Fifth Amendment provision stating, "nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb." ( The amendment was ratified in 1791.
Jeopardy
The risk of conviction and punishment 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. See DOUBLE JEOPARDY.
Jeopardy assessment
an assessment by the irs - without the usual review procedures - of additional tax owed by a taxpayer who underpaid, based on the irs's belief that collection of the deficiency would be jeopardized by delay.
double jeopardy
The fact of being prosecuted twice for substantially the same offense. ( Double jeopardy is prohibited by the Fifth Amendtnent. Cf. FORMER JEOPARDY.
former jeopardy
The fact of having previously been prosecuted for the same offense. ( A defendant enters a plea of former jeopardy to inform the court that he or she should not be prosecuted again. Cf. DOUBLE JEOPARDY.
jeopardy assessment
See ASSESSMENT.
legal jeopardy
See JEOPARDY.