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dual employment.See MOONLIGHTING. [Blacks Law 8th]

dual distributorship.See DISTRIBUTORSHIP. [Blacks Law 8th]

dual distributor.A firm that sells goods simultaneously to buyers on two different levels of the distribution chain; esp., a manufacturer that sells directly to both wholesalers and retailers. [Blacks Law 8th]

dual-criminality  principle.The  rule  prohibiting  the  international  extradition  of  a  fugitive unless  the  offense  involves  conduct  that  is  criminal  in  both  countries.  [Cases:  Extradition  and Detainers    5.] [Blacks Law 8th]

dual contract.See CONTRACT. [Blacks Law 8th]

dual citizenship. 1. A person’s status as a citizen of two countries, as when the person is born in the United States to parents who are citizens of another country, or one country still recognizes a person as a citizen even though that person has acquired citizenship in another country. [Cases: Citizens    18.  C.J.S.  Citizens …

dual-capacity  doctrine.The  principle  that  makes  an  employer  —  who  is  normally  shielded from tort liability by workers’-compensation laws — liable in tort to an employee if the employer and  employee  stand  in  a  secondary  relationship  that  confers  independent  obligations  on  the employer. Cf. DUAL-PURPOSE DOCTRINE . [Cases: Workers’ Compensation    2162.] [Blacks Law 8th]

dual agent.See co-agent under AGENT(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

DTRA.abbr.DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY. [Blacks Law 8th]

DTC.abbr.DEPOSITORY TRUST CORPORATION. [Blacks Law 8th]