Substitutes
/ˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːts/
Definitions
- (n.) Persons or things legally appointed or accepted to take the place of another in a contract, legal proceeding, or official role.
The court accepted substitutes for the absent witnesses.
- (v.) Third-person singular present tense of substitute, meaning to replace one party, item, or element with another in a legal context.
The law substitutes the agent for the principal in certain transactions.
Forms
- substitute
- substituting
- substituted
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Commentary
The term 'substitutes' may function as a plural noun referring to replacements or as a verb form; the base form 'substitute' contains the primary definition.
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