Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
mul·ti·plic·i·tyPronunciation:
"m&l-t&-'pli-s&-tEFunction:
nounInflected Form:
plural -ties 1 a : the quality or state of being multiple or various
b : the charging of a single criminal act or offense as multiple separate charges or counts of an indictment or information <
multiplicity does not require dismissal of the indictment —W. Railroad LaFave and J. H. Israel> —compare
DUPLICITY 2,
MISJOINDER NOTE: Multiplicity raises the risk of violating the double jeopardy protection against receiving multiple sentences for a single offense. Multiplicity is a defect that can be corrected without dismissal of the case. 2 : a great number
multiplicity of actions>