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1Substantive law — is the statutory or written law that governs rights and obligations of those who are subject to it. Substantive law defines the legal relationship of people with other people or between them and the state. Substantive law stands in contrast to… …
2substantive — sub·stan·tive / səb stən tiv/ adj 1: of or relating to a matter of substance as opposed to form or procedure a substantive issue the substantive instructions to the jury was dismissed on procedural and substantive grounds compare procedural …
3substantive due process — n: due process (2) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. substantive due process …
4Substantive — Sub stan*tive, a. [L. substantivus: cf. F. substantif.] 1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be. [1913 Webster] 2. Depending on itself; independent. [1913 Webster] He considered how sufficient and… …
5Substantive color — Substantive Sub stan*tive, a. [L. substantivus: cf. F. substantif.] 1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be. [1913 Webster] 2. Depending on itself; independent. [1913 Webster] He considered how… …
6Substantive democracy — is a form of democracy according to which the outcome of the decisions is real democracy. In other words, substantive democracy is a form of democracy that functions in the interest of the governed. It is important to note that even in societies… …
7Substantive Patent Law Treaty — The Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT) is a proposed international patent law treaty aimed at harmonizing substantive points of patent law. In contrast with the Patent Law Treaty (PLT), signed in 2000 and now in force, which only relates to… …
8substantive crime — n: a crime that does not have as an element the performance of some other crime: a crime that is not dependent on another indicted and convicted of conspiracy to attempt to enter the bank and the substantive crime of attempting to enter the bank… …
9substantive — [sub′stən tiv, səb stan′tiv] adj. [LME < LL substantivus < L substantia: see SUBSTANCE] 1. existing independently; not dependent upon or subordinate to another 2. of considerable amount or quantity; substantial 3. having a real existence;… …
10The Nature of Rationality — is an exploration of practical rationality written by Robert Nozick and published in 1993. It views human rationality as an evolutionary adaptation. Its delimited purpose and function may be responsible for biases and blind spots, possibly… …
