autrefoits acquit
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Definitions from Case Law
United States Supreme Court
the plea of autrefoits acquit, or a former acquittal, is grounded on this universal maxim of the common law of England, that no man is to be brought into jeopardy of his life more than once for the same offence
Defined by the Supreme Court in - Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784 (1969).