0 the use of two negatives (= words that mean "no") in the same phrase or sentence: --
The phrase "a not unfamiliar situation" is an example of a double negative.
1 the use of two negative words together in a statement that has a negative meaning, as in "I didn't do nothing." --
It is a double negative, so to speak.
It is the old way of using a double negative for a positive affirmative.
The amendment proposed removes the double negative and states that it shall be, "discharged only through the joint committee".
Why on earth is it necessary to use a double negative to define what is operational?
This is purely drafting and avoids a double negative.
He used a double negative, but what he meant is pretty clear.
I am sorry about the double negative but the enforcement is not conditional on there not being a dispute.
The use of the double negative lends itself to confusion.
