answer:Kind of. In the US, you get the benefit against prosecution for the same offense (”[no person shall] be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb”). So, OJ Simpson cannot be retried for murder. However, he lost a civil trial for the same act. You can only lose your money and belongings in a civil trial. They can’t put you in prison or execute you (AKA take your “life or limb”). Also, they may come up with a peripheral crime. Maybe you are acquitted, but they get you for perjury later.