Double Jeopardy Means

question 60

Multiple Choice

Double jeopardy means:

• A) committing the same crime twice.
• B) the prohibition of trials of the same crime in state and federal courts.
• C) losing the trial and the appeal in the same case.
• D) being arrested for gambling.
• E) being tried to a verdict for the same crime twice.

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Definitions:

Preferred Shares

A class of stock in a corporation that typically offers dividends and other privileges above common shares, usually without voting rights.

Incorporators

Individuals who file the necessary paperwork and legally establish a corporation, becoming its initial shareholders and possibly its initial directors.

Initial Board

The first group of individuals appointed or elected to govern and oversee a newly formed corporation or organization.

Corporation

A legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners, providing them with limited liability, and recognized as having rights and responsibilities.