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sub·stance nwas a question of substance and not process compare procedure2: something (as language) essential esp. to establishing a valid right, claim, or chargea title defective in form, not substance
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(essential nature) noun
actuality, backbone, basis, body, content, core, drift, essence, essential part, force, gist, heart, hypostasis, idea, import, marrow, material, meaning, pith, principle, purport, reality, res, sense, significance, signification, soul, sum, tenor, vital part
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(material possessions) noun
assets, capital, command of money, corpus, estate, fortune, income, means, money, ownership, property, resources, revenue, riches, treasure, wealth, wherewithal
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amount (quantity), article (commodity), body (main part), bulk, capsule, center (essence), connotation, consequence (significance), construction, content (meaning), contents, contour (shape), cornerstone, corpus, element, essence, gist (ground for a suit), gravamen, import, importance, main point, materiality (physical existence), meaning, money, object, point (purpose), property (possessions), reality, significance, signification, spirit, structure (composition), sum (tally), value
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Essence; the material or necessary component of something.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Essence; the material or necessary component of something.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.