Double Jeopardy

double jeopardy English Etymology Named after an element of the quiz show Jeopardy!, in turn named for the legal concept double jeopardy. Noun ? Double Jeopardy A round of questioning or other situation where the possible gains and/or losses from choices are magnified. en 1988 July Steven E. de Souza Die Hard 20th Century Fox John McClane: Sorry Hans, wrong guess. Would you like to go for Double Jeopardy where the scores can really change? en 1999 Optimizing Network Traffic Notes from the Field 3 Microsoft Press Specifically, if after all this travel the application is inefficiently designed, the process gets into double jeopardy, where the scores can really change. en 2000 April Edward Bear The Seven Deadly Needs 87–88 Health Communications We may now be ready for the Double Jeopardy round. Now for the next question