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Double jeopardy applies to criminal prosecution by the state, not civil matters between non-state entities.
by wittyreference 6y ago
Double jeopardy applies to criminal prosecution by the state, not civil matters between non-state entities.
- MeinBlutIstBlau 6y agoCivil court has a similar thing regarding double jeopardy. It's just not called double jeopardy and doesn't apply to the state. Multiple people CAN sue you. A single person cannot continually attempt to sue you for the same thing every time they lose.