LAWS OF DUPLICATE CONTRACT BRIDGE 1997
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19		 _DOUBLES AND REDOUBLES_

A. Doubles
1. Legal Double
A player may double only the last preceding bid. That bid must have been made by an opponent; calls other than pass must not have intervened.
2. Proper Form for Double
In doubling, a player should not state the number of odd tricks or the denomination. The only correct form is the single word "Double".
3. Double of Incorrectly Stated Bid
If a player, in doubling, incorrectly states the bid, or the number of odd tricks or the denomination, he is deemed to have doubled the bid as it was made. (Law 16 — Unauthorised Information — may apply.)
B. Redoubles
1. Legal Redouble
A player may redouble only the last preceding double. That double must have been made by an opponent; calls other than pass must not have intervened.
2. Proper Form for a Redouble
In redoubling, a player should not state the number of odd tricks or the denomination. The only correct form is the single word "Redouble".
3. Redouble of an Incorrectly Stated Bid
If a player, in redoubling, incorrectly states the doubled bid, or the number of odd tricks or the denomination, he is deemed to have redoubled the bid as it was made. (Law 16 — Unauthorised Information — may apply.)
C. Double or Redouble Superseded
Any double or redouble is superseded by a subsequent legal bid.
D. Scoring a Doubled or Redoubled Contract
If a doubled or redoubled bid is not followed by a subsequent legal bid, scoring values are increased as provided in Law 77.


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