Substitution |
The act of substituting or putting one person or thing in the place of another; as, the substitution of an agent, attorney, or representative to act for one in his absense; the substitution of bank notes for gold and silver as a circulating medium. |
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Substitution |
The state of being substituted for another. |
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Substitution |
The office or authority of one acting for another; delegated authority. |
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Substitution |
The designation of a person in a will to take a devise or legacy, either on failure of a former devisee or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him. |
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Substitution |
The doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously, being substituted for the sinner, and that his sufferings were expiatory. |
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