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in_lieu

in lieu

English

Adverb

in lieu ‎(not comparable)

instead; in place
The paintings were left to the nation by the Duke of Norfolk in lieu of inheritance taxes.

Usage notes

Frequently followed by of, in form in lieu of; compare instead of, in place of.

Derived terms

in-lieu-fee

Related terms

in lieu of

Translations

instead (of); in place (of)

Czech: místo (cs)
Esperanto: anstataŭ (eo)
Finnish: sijasta, asemesta (fi), asemasta
French: au lieu de (fr), à la place de (fr)
German: anstelle (de), anstatt (de), statt (de)
Greek: αντί (el) ‎(antí)
Hebrew: במקום ‎(bimkóm)
Hungarian: helyett (hu)
Icelandic: í stað

Italian: al posto di
Portuguese: ao invés de (pt)
Romanian: ^{(please verify)}in loc (de) (ro)
Russian: вме́сто (ru) ‎(vmésto)
Spanish: en lugar de, en vez de
Swedish: i stället (för) (sv)
Telugu: బదులుగా (te) ‎(badulugā), మారుగా (te) ‎(mārugā)
Venetian: invése, invéze, inveẑe (vec)
Vietnamese: thay vì (vi)

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