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sub·stan·tial /səb-'stan-chəl/ adj1 a: of or relating to substanceb: not illusory: having meritfailed to raise a substantial constitutional claimc: having importance or significance: materiala substantial step had not been taken toward commission of the crime — W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.2: considerable in quantity: significantly greatwould be a substantial abuse of the provisions of this chapter — U.S. Code compare de minimissub·stan·ti·al·i·ty /-ˌstan-chē-'a-lə-tē/ nsub·stan·tial·ly adv
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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abundant, ample, concrete, consequential, considerable, established, existent, existing, firmus, flush, genuine, gravis, great, important, large, plentiful, real, significant, sizable, strong, substantive, valid
associated concepts: substantial breach, substantial claim, substantial compliance, substantial controversy, substantial damages, substantial error, substantial evidence, substantial factor, substantial impairment, substantial injury, substantial interest, substantial issue, substantial justice, substantial performance, substantial question, substantial right, substantial use
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actual, appreciable, capacious, cardinal (basic), cogent, cohesive (compact), concrete, considerable, convincing, corporal, corporeal, critical (crucial), durable, far reaching, firm, grave (important), important (significant), major, material (important), material (physical), meritorious, momentous, opulent, organic, outstanding (prominent), physical, pithy, prodigious (enormous), secure (sound), solid (sound), sound, stable, staunch, substantive, tangible, valid
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.Important; large; considerable; valuable.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Of real worth and importance; of considerable value; valuable. Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; solid; true; veritable.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Of real worth and importance; of considerable value; valuable. Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; solid; true; veritable.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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substantial — (adj.) mid 14c., ample, sizeable, from O.Fr. substantiel (13c.), from L. substantialis having substance or reality, material, from substantia (see SUBSTANCE (Cf. substance)). Meaning existing, having real existence is from late 14c … Etymology dictionary
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substantial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of considerable importance, size, or worth. 2) strongly built or made. 3) concerning the essentials of something. 4) real and tangible rather than imaginary. DERIVATIVES substantiality noun … English terms dictionary