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double dipping

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double dip·​ping

Legal Definition of double dipping

: the usually illicit practice of accepting income from two mutually exclusive sources (as from a government pension and a government salary or from two insurers for the same loss)

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“Double dipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Legal Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/double%20dipping. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.

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