单词 | autrefois convict |
释义 | autrefois convictn. Law. A special plea or defence that a defendant has previously been convicted of the same (or substantially the same) offence, and cannot therefore be retried for that offence. Cf. autrefois acquit n., double jeopardy n. at double adj.1 and adv. Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > pleading > [noun] > a pleading or plea > plea in bar bar1495 autrefois convict1632 plea-in-bar1729 1632 T. E. Lawes Womens Rights v. 363 Note that it was resolued..That Auterfoits conuict of manslaughter vpon an Inditement of murder..is a good plea in an Appeale of murder. 1650 T. Ireland Exact Abridgm. Rep. Sir E. Coke xi. 431 A Recusant may pleade Auterfoits convict. or other collaterall barre. 1791 Law Gram. vi. 472 Autrefois convict is a plea depending on the same principle as the former [sc. autrefois acquit]. 1898 Times 25 May 4/2 If the first case had been decided first, the defendant could have set up autrefois convict as an answer. 1931 Morning Post 18 Feb. 5/1 The defendants..entered a plea of autrefois convict. 2007 All Eng. Law Rep. 4 377 Because he has not been punished, he cannot plead autrefois convict. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1632 |
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