Trope: double jeopardy

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, Trope: double jeopardy has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Rotten Mango (Oct 2025). Raised as a public/legal concern about simultaneous prosecutions in multiple jurisdictions and whether that constitutes double jeopardy.

In jurisprudence, double jeopardy is a procedural defence that prevents an accused person from being tried again on the same or similar charges following an acquittal or conviction. Double jeopardy is a common concept in criminal law – in civil law, a similar concept is that of res judicata.