Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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 (1730). St. 4 Geo. 2. ch. 28, s. 1.