double use
Patents. An application of a known principle or process to a new use without leading to a new result or product. [Cases: Patents 27. C.J.S. Patents § 82.]
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double jeopardy clause
Double Jeopardy Clause. The Fifth Amendment provision stating, “nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” • The clause, which was ratified in 1791, does not prevent postacquittal appeals by the government if those appeals could not result in the defendant’s being subjected
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double waste
Hist. The destruction occurring when a tenant having a duty to repair allows a house to deteriorate, and then unlawfully cuts down timber to repair it.
double complaint
double complaint (教会法)双重控诉 指圣职候选人〔clerk〕或其他人对教会常任法官〔ordinary〕在一些宗教讼案中延迟或拒绝给予公平处理，例如处刑或授予其圣职等而向教省大主教提出的控诉。其所以称作双重控诉，因其既控诉法官，亦控诉被拒绝或拖延之案件的对方当事人。大主教核实情况后以诫谕〔monition〕责令教会常任法官陈述延迟理由，否则大主教亲审法院〔court of audience〕将对该案件进行公正评判。 (→duplex querela; duplicity；double pleading; joinder of causes of action)
double value
double value. Twice the value of something; specif., a penalty payable by a tenant to a landlord of twice the yearly value of lands held by the tenant, who refused to leave when the landlord provided written notice of intent to possess the property. • The penalty was provided under the Landlord and Tenant Act
Massachusetts General Laws and Liberties
Massachusetts General Laws and Liberties 〈美〉《马萨诸塞一般法律和自由》 1648年通过的作为马萨诸塞海湾殖民地基本法的一部法律。它取代了1641年通过的《马萨诸塞自由法典》〔Massachusetts Body of Liberties〕。其主要内容为保障诸如受到法律平等保护权、保释权、上诉权、不受双重追诉权〔double jeopardy〕、拒绝自证其罪权以及言论、迁徙、司法异议自由等基本人权和自由。该法的这些原则大多被后来的《权利法案》〔Bill of Rights〕及其他法律制度所吸收。
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variance
variance. 1. A difference or disparity between two statements or documents that ought to agree; esp., in criminal procedure, a difference between the allegations in a charging instrument and the proof actually introduced at trial. — Also termed variation. [Cases: Indictment and Information 171. C.J.S. Indictments and Informations §§ 206, 211.] fatal variance. A variance
duplum
duplum (d[y]oo-pl[schwa]m). [Latin] Roman & civil law. Double the price of something; esp., a measure of damages equal to double a thing’s value. • This measure was used for certain delicts. Cf. SIMPLUM.