implied acquittal

An acquittal in which a jury convicts the defendant of a lesser included offense without com-menting on the greater offense.

• Double jeopardy bars the retrial of a defendant on the higher offense after an implied acquittal. [Cases: Double Jeopardy 100.1.]

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译员李明，毕业于英国顶尖的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各种与调查和白领犯罪辩护有关的法律文件。