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Definition autrefois acquit in British English

autrefois acquit noun

[singular/uncountable] noun
/ˌəʊtrəfwɑː əˈkwɪt/
1

the principle that a person cannot be tried again for a crime of which they have previously been acquitted

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Definition autrefois acquit in British English