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View definitions for substantive

substantive

noun as in nominal

Strong match

adjective as in essential; real

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“The targeted seizure of a pre-trial detainee’s work product and privileged materials — created in preparation for trial — is outrageous government conduct amounting to a substantive due process violation.”

The research, published in the journal Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, found that in 70% of the posts deemed to be the most substantive, the writers “accepted or exploited climate change.”

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The new Charter Reform Commission and advocates should press for more substantive changes that ensure the Ethics Commission can be the watchdog that residents expect.

Wade, the landmark decision establishing substantive due process and a federally protected right to abortion access, be overturned.

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Certainly, a substantive group of men are stirred by the argument that "real men reject fascism."

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