Meanings of double criminality in English

If the judge finds that double criminality has not been met, then Meng would be free.

On Monday, defense lawyer Richard Peck told the court that in a typical case, double criminality is not contentious.

But British Columbia's Superior Court Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes disagreed, ruling the legal standard of double criminality had been met.

It had to meet a " double criminality" standard, whereby it had to be based on conduct that was also a crime in Hong Kong.