English Explanatory Dictionary

ne bis in idem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. The concept that no legal action can be instituted twice for the same cause.

Word forms

ne bis in idem

Etymology

Latin, meaning "not twice for the same".

Related words

double jeopardy
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