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What is dual sovereignty?

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a doctrine holding that more than one sovereign (as a state government and the federal government) may prosecute an individual without violating the prohibition against double jeopardy if the individual's act breaks the laws of each sovereignty.

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Dual sovereignty is a legal principle that recognizes the authority of both federal and state governments to prosecute and punish the same person for the same criminal act.

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