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Protection against being tried for the same crime multiple times is part of which Amendment

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The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides: "[N]or shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb. ... " Conversely, double jeopardy comes with a key exception.