Definition of Substantive. Meaning of Substantive. Synonyms of Substantive

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Definition of Substantive

Substantive
Substantive Sub"stan*tive, a. [L. substantivus: cf. F. substantif.] 1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be. 2. Depending on itself; independent. He considered how sufficient and substantive this land was to maintain itself without any aid of the foreigner. --Bacon. 3. Enduring; solid; firm; substantial. Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress the imagination in a powerful and substantive manner. --Hazlitt. 4. Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive. Noun substantive (Gram.), a noun which designates an object, material or immaterial; a substantive. Substantive color, one which communicates its color without the aid of a mordant or base; -- opposed to adjective color.
Substantive
Substantive Sub"stan*tive, n. [Cf. F. substantif.] (Gram.) A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something that exists, or some object of thought, either material or immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness, excellence, are substantives.
Substantive
Substantive Sub"stan*tive, v. t. To substantivize. [R.] --Cudworth.

Meaning of Substantive from wikipedia

- both nouns (substantives) and adjectives, as originally did the English word noun, the two types being distinguished as nouns substantive and nouns adjective...
- Substantive equality is a substantive law on human rights that is concerned with equality of outcome for disadvantaged and marginalized people and groups...
- enforcing substantive law. Substantive law defines rights and responsibilities in civil law, and crimes and punishments in criminal law, substantive equality...
- Substantive procedures (or substantive tests) are those activities performed by the auditor to detect material misstatement at the ****ertion level. Management...
- Substantive due process is a principle in United States constitutional law that allows courts to establish and protect substantive laws and certain fundamental...
- Substantive rights are basic human rights possessed by people in an ordered society and include rights granted by natural law as well as substantive laws...
- Liberal democracy, also called Western-style democracy, or substantive democracy, is a form of government that combines the organization of a democracy...
- War substantive: a temporarily confirmed rank only held for the duration of that war, though war substantive rank may be treated as substantive when...
- The Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT) is a proposed international patent law treaty aimed at harmonizing substantive points of patent law. In contrast...
- The Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention, also called Strasbourg Convention or Strasbourg Patent...