autrefois acquit

autrefois acquit
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French word now part of English criminal law terminology. Refers to an accused who cannot be tried for a crime because the record shows he has already been subjected to trial for the same conduct and was acquitted. If the accused maintains that the previous trial resulted in conviction, he or she pleads "autrefois convict." "Autrefois attaint" is another similar term; "attainted" for a felony, a person cannot be tried again for the same offence.

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  • autrefois acquit — au·tre·fois acquit / ō trə ˌfwä / n [Anglo French, formerly acquitted]: a defendant s plea stating that he or she has already been tried for and acquitted of the same offense Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. autrefois… …   Law dictionary

  • autrefois acquit — n. claim that the accused has already been acquitted and therefore may not tried again for the same offense …   English contemporary dictionary

  • autrefois acquit — /ˌɔtəfɔɪz əˈkwɪt/ (say .awtuhfoyz uh kwit), /ˌoʊtrəfwa/ (say .ohtruhfwah) noun a plea to a prosecution, that the prisoner has already been tried for the same offence and has been acquitted. {French: formerly acquitted} …  

  • autrefois acquit —    formerly acquitted ; Law, plea that defendant has already been acquitted on the charge …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • autrefois acquit — /owtrafwo akiy/°akwit/ Formerly acquitted. The name of a plea in bar to a criminal action, stating that the defendant has been once already indicted and tried for the same alleged offense and has been acquitted. See double jeopardy …   Black's law dictionary

  • autrefois acquit — /owtrafwo akiy/°akwit/ Formerly acquitted. The name of a plea in bar to a criminal action, stating that the defendant has been once already indicted and tried for the same alleged offense and has been acquitted. See double jeopardy …   Black's law dictionary

  • autrefois acquit — Formerly acquitted; a plea of one accused of crime setting up his previous acquittal of the same offense as a bar to further prosecution. Potter v State, 91 Fla 938, 109 So 91, 92. See prior jeopardy …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • autrefois acquit —  ̷ ̷ō.trəfˌwä(ˌ)aˈkē noun Etymology: Anglo French, formerly acquitted : a defendant s plea alleging previous trial and acquittal of the same offense …   Useful english dictionary

  • acquit — ac·quit /ə kwit/ vb ac·quit·ted, ac·quit·ting [Old French acquiter to pay off, absolve, acquit, from a , prefix marking causation + quite free (of an obligation)] vt: to discharge completely: as a: to release from liability for a debt or other… …   Law dictionary

  • autrefois convict — n [Anglo French, formerly convicted]: a defendant s plea stating that he or she has already been tried for and convicted of the same offense Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. autrefois convict …   Law dictionary

  • acquit — [ aki ] n. m. • XIIe; de acquitter ♦ Reconnaissance écrite d un paiement. ⇒ décharge, quittance . Pour acquit : mention (avec date et signature) portée sur un document attestant un paiement. ♢ Loc. Par acquit de conscience : pour décharger… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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