dual prosecution rule

dual-prosecution rule. The principle that the federal government and a state government may both prosecute a defendant for the same offense because both governments are separate and distinct entities. See DUAL-SOVEREIGNTY DOCTRINE . [Cases: Double Jeopardy 186. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 258.]

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