replacement; act or instance of substituting
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Substitution Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The state of being substituted for another.
The state of being substituted for another.
(n.)
The office or authority of one acting for another; delegated authority.
The office or authority of one acting for another; delegated authority.
(n.)
The doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously, being substituted for the sinner, and that his sufferings were expiatory.
The doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously, being substituted for the sinner, and that his sufferings were expiatory.
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
The act or process of substituting an atom or radical for another atom or radical; metethesis; also, the state of being so substituted. See Metathesis.
The act or process of substituting an atom or radical for another atom or radical; metethesis; also, the state of being so substituted. See Metathesis.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe 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.
substitution
\sub`sti*tu"tion\ (?), n. [l. substitutio: cf. f. substitution.]
1. 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.
2. the state of being substituted for another.
3. the office or authority of one acting for another; delegated authority. [r.]
4. (civil law) 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.
5. (theol.) the doctrine that christ suffered vicariously, being substituted for the sinner, and that his sufferings were expiatory.
6. (chem.)the act or process of substituting an atom or radical for another atom or radical; metethesis; also, the state of being so substituted. see metathesis.
substitution
n
1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" [syn: permutation, transposition, replacement, switch]
2. the act of putting one one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent smith in for jones but the substitution came too late to help [syn: exchange]
similar words(1)
liskov substitution principle
Noun
1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
(synonym) permutation, transposition, replacement, switch
(hypernym) variation, fluctuation
(derivation) substitute, sub, stand in, fill in
2. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
(synonym) exchange, commutation
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) replacement, replacing
(derivation) substitute, replace
Substitution Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
The substitution of one party for another in respect of an obligation. In a netting and settlement context the term typically refers to the process of amending a contract between two parties so that a third party is interposed as counterparty to each of the two parties and the original contract between the two parties is satisfied and discharged.
See also:
net settlement
novation
Copyright © 2006, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. This information may be obtained free of charge through the ECB's website.See also:
net settlement
novation
Substitution Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
defined: Replacement of one nucleotide in a DNA sequence by another nucleotide or replacement of one amino acid in a protein by another amino acid.
explained: Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Leslie Biesecker, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines substitution.
related terms: amino acids, inherited, mutation, nucleotide, protein
explained: Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Leslie Biesecker, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines substitution.
related terms: amino acids, inherited, mutation, nucleotide, protein
Substitution Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Substitution may refer to:
Sciences
- Substitution reaction, where a functional group in a chemical compound is replaced by another group
- Substitution (logic), a syntactic transformation on strings of symbols of a formal language
- Substitution of variables
- Substitution cipher, a method of encryption
- String substitution, a mapping of letters in an alphabet to languages
- Substitution method, a method of measuring the transmission loss of a fiber
- Base-pair substitution or point mutation, a type of mutation
- Substitution, a process in which an allele arises and undergoes fixation
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Substitution Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
The procedure by which one party in an action is replaced by another. This can be due to a number of reasons including death, incompetence, removal or resignation of someone being sued in his official capacity, etc.
civil law. In the law of devises, it is the putting of one person in the place of another, so that he may, in default of ability in the former, or after him, have the benefit of a devise or legacy.
It is a species of subrogation made in two different ways; the first is direct substitution, and the latter a trust or fidei commissary substitution. The first or direct substitution, is merely the institution of a second legatee, in case the first should be either incapable or unwilling to accept the legacy; for example, if a testator should give to Peter his estate, but in case he cannot legally receive it, or he willfully refuses it, then I give it to Paul; this is a direct substitution. Fidei commissary substitution is that which takes place when the person substituted is not to receive the legacy until after the first legatee, and consequently must receive the thing bequeathed from the hands of the latter for example, I institute Peter my heir, and I request that at his death he shall deliver my succession to Paul.
chancery practice. This takes place in a case where a creditor has a lien on two different parcels of land, and another creditor has a subsequent lien on one only of the parcels, and the prior creditor elects to have his whole demand out of the parcel of land on which the subsequent creditor takes his lien; the latter is entitled, by way of substitution, to have the prior lien assigned to him for his benefit. And in a case where a bond creditor exacts the whole of the debt from one of the sureties, that surety is entitled to be substituted in his place, and to a cession of his rights and securities, as if be were a purchaser, either against the principal or his co-sureties.
A surety on paying the debt is entitled to stand in the place of the creditor and to be subrogated to all his rights against the principal. In Pennsylvania it is provided by act of assembly, that in all cases where a constable shall be entrusted with the execution of any process for the collection of money, and by neglect of duty shall fail to collect the same, by means whereof the bail or security of such constable shall be compelled to pay the amount of any judgment shall vest in the person paying, as aforesaid, the equitable interest in such judgment, and the amount due upon any such judgment may be collected in the name of the plaintiff for the use of such person.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.civil law. In the law of devises, it is the putting of one person in the place of another, so that he may, in default of ability in the former, or after him, have the benefit of a devise or legacy.
It is a species of subrogation made in two different ways; the first is direct substitution, and the latter a trust or fidei commissary substitution. The first or direct substitution, is merely the institution of a second legatee, in case the first should be either incapable or unwilling to accept the legacy; for example, if a testator should give to Peter his estate, but in case he cannot legally receive it, or he willfully refuses it, then I give it to Paul; this is a direct substitution. Fidei commissary substitution is that which takes place when the person substituted is not to receive the legacy until after the first legatee, and consequently must receive the thing bequeathed from the hands of the latter for example, I institute Peter my heir, and I request that at his death he shall deliver my succession to Paul.
chancery practice. This takes place in a case where a creditor has a lien on two different parcels of land, and another creditor has a subsequent lien on one only of the parcels, and the prior creditor elects to have his whole demand out of the parcel of land on which the subsequent creditor takes his lien; the latter is entitled, by way of substitution, to have the prior lien assigned to him for his benefit. And in a case where a bond creditor exacts the whole of the debt from one of the sureties, that surety is entitled to be substituted in his place, and to a cession of his rights and securities, as if be were a purchaser, either against the principal or his co-sureties.
A surety on paying the debt is entitled to stand in the place of the creditor and to be subrogated to all his rights against the principal. In Pennsylvania it is provided by act of assembly, that in all cases where a constable shall be entrusted with the execution of any process for the collection of money, and by neglect of duty shall fail to collect the same, by means whereof the bail or security of such constable shall be compelled to pay the amount of any judgment shall vest in the person paying, as aforesaid, the equitable interest in such judgment, and the amount due upon any such judgment may be collected in the name of the plaintiff for the use of such person.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Substitution Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Replacement of one player on the field with another player not on the field.
