Tag: Autrefois
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Autrefois Attaint
(Fr. formerly attainted). In criminal pleading. A plea that the defendant has been attainted for one felony, and cannot, therefore, be criminally prosecuted for another. 4 Bl. Comm. 336. Now obsolete. …
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Autrefois Convict
French. means formerly convicted. In criminal proceedings, this is a special plea meaning that the accused had been formerly charged with and convicted of the same crime . If proved, such a plea is a complete bar to further proceedings. See also double jeopardy .