It basically means that if you have been prosecuted for some offense and have been either acquitted or convicted of that offense, you can not be prosecuted again for that offense. It also means you can not be "punished" more than once for the offense.
The Fifth Amendment.
its the fifth amendment, double jeopardy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
which amendment protects a person accused of a crime from double jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
The Fifth Amendment deals with double jeopardy, which protects individuals from being tried twice for the same crime.
the fifth amendment protects us from abuse of the government authority in a legal procedure.
The 5th amendment
Double jeopardy is a type of defense that keeps a person from being tried twice for the same or similar crimes. The double jeopardy clause is the fifth amendment of the US constitution.
The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits double jeopardy, which is trying someone twice for the same crime.
The Bill of Rights includes the Fifth Amendment which includes the double jeopardy clause. The Bill of Rights was brought into effect in 1791.
The 5th Amendment bans being tried for the same criminal offense twice, self-incrimination, and the denial of due process.
No, individuals cannot be charged twice for the same crime due to the protection against double jeopardy in the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.