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Blockburger test

Blockburger test proper noun: the test of whether multiple crimes violating the same statute represent separate offenses, based on whether each one requires proof of some distinct element.

Proper noun

Blockburger test

  1. (US) The test of whether multiple crimes violating the same statute represent separate offenses, based on whether each one requires proof of some distinct element.

Origin of Blockburger test

After the 1932 legal case Blockburger v. United States.

Questions about Blockburger test

What does Blockburger test mean?
Blockburger test means the test of whether multiple crimes violating the same statute represent separate offenses, based on whether each one requires proof of some distinct element.
What part of speech is Blockburger test?
Blockburger test is a proper noun.

Words near Blockburger test in the dictionary

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