noun
double jeopardy
Legal term referring to the principle that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
二重の危険の原則は、同じ犯罪で二度裁判にかけられることを禁じている。
The principle of double jeopardy prohibits being tried twice for the same crime.
A direct translation of the English legal term 'double jeopardy', composed of 二重 (double) + の (possessive particle) + 危険 (danger/risk).