NON BIS IN IDEM
\nˈɒn bˈɪs ɪn ˈa͡ɪdəm], \nˈɒn bˈɪs ɪn ˈaɪdəm], \n_ˈɒ_n b_ˈɪ_s ɪ_n ˈaɪ_d_ə_m]\
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Not twice for the same; that is, a man shall not be twice tried for the same crime. This maxim of the civil law (Code, 9, 2, 9, 11) expresses the same principle as the familiar rule of our law that a mau shall uot be twice "put iu jeopardy" for the same offense.
By Henry Campbell Black
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dust storm
- a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand a windstorm that lifts up clouds dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"