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Double Jeopardy
- noun - the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution
Double Negative
- noun - a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative; "I don''t never go"
- a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative; "I don't never go"
- an affirmative constructed from two negatives; "A not unwelcome outcome"
Double Saucepan
- noun - two saucepans, one fitting inside the other
Double Standard
- noun - an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another
Double Stopping
- noun - stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time
Double-Barreled
- adjective - having two barrels mounted side by side; "a double-barreled shotgun"
- having two purposes; twofold; "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis Kronenbergers
Double-Breasted
- adjective - (of clothing) fastened by lapping one edge of the front well over the other usually with a double row of buttons; "double-breasted jacket"; "double-breasted suit"
Double-Crossing
- noun - an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"
Double-Entendre
- - A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate.
Double-Surfaced
- - Having two surfaces; -- said specif. of a