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Blockburger test
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English
Etymology
After the 1932 legal case Blockburger v. United States.
Proper noun
en US legal The test of whether multiple crimes violating the same statute represent separate offenses, based on whether each one requires proof of some distinct element.
See also
en double jeopardy
en eponyms