act in place of
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It also opposes the Texas law, in part because both “would set a dangerous legal precedent,” since both are designed to skirt judicial review by empowering citizens to act in place of government officials.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2022
Leaders may be chosen to act in place of the teacher.
From My Book of Indoor Games by Squareman, Clarence
This rule ought to be rigidly observed: Never cut straight across the activity of a child, but always substitute some other act in place of the one not desired.
From Parent and Child Volume III., Child Study and Training by Hall, Mosiah
I myself will act in place of the bride's father.
From The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
Usually such a situation is provided for in advance by a statute which designates the inferior officer who is to act in place of his immediate superior.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel
