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(adj) substantive
defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
substantive law
(adj) of the essence, crucial, all important, all-important
of the greatest importance
the all-important subject of disarmament; crucial information; in chess cool nerves are of the essence
(adj) indispensable
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
essential tools and materials; funds essential to the completion of the project; an indispensable worker
(noun) necessary, necessity, requirement, requisite
anything indispensable
food and shelter are necessities of life; the essentials of the good life; allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions; a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained