Autrefois Convict
In the common law legal system, a
plea
of
autrefois convict
(
Law French
for 'previously convicted') is one in which the defendant claims to have been previously convicted for the same offence and that hence they cannot be tried again. A plea of autrefois convict can be combined with a plea of not guilty. This plea is one of the
peremptory pleas
.
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