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double hearsay.See HEARSAY. [Blacks Law 8th]

double gibbet.See GIBBET. [Blacks Law 8th]

double-fraction  problem.Oil  &  gas.  A  common  ambiguity  that  arises  when  the  owner  of  a fractional  interest  conveys  or  reserves  a  fractional  interest.  •  For  example,  if  the  owner  of  an undivided  half  interest  in  minerals  conveys  “an  undivided  half  interest  in  the  minerals,”  it  is unclear  whether  the  intention  is to  convey  the  owner’s  entire …

double forgery.See FORGERY. [Blacks Law 8th]

double-entry bookkeeping.See BOOKKEEPING. [Blacks Law 8th]

double-dipping,n.  An  act  of  seeking  or  accepting  essentially  the  same  benefit  twice,  either from the same source or from two different sources, as in simultaneously accepting retirement and unemployment  benefits.  [Cases:  Social  Security  and  Public  Welfare    721–728.  C.J.S.  Social Security and Public Welfare §§ 209–210, 213, 291–293.] — double-dipper,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

double-declining depreciation method.See DEPRECIATION METHOD. [Blacks Law 8th]

double damages.See DAMAGES. [Blacks Law 8th]

double criminality.Int’l law. The punishability of a crime in both the country where a suspect is  being  held  and  a  country  asking  for  the  suspect  to  be  handed  over  to  stand  trial.  •  Double criminality is a requirement for extradition. [Blacks Law 8th]

double creditor.See CREDITOR. [Blacks Law 8th]