lieu English

Meaning lieu meaning

What does lieu mean?

lieu

— noun (= stead, place) the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another can you go in my stead? took his place in lieu of

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lieu English » English

stead

position

place

slot

case

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Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations But

Instead

• What words indicate that something is true of one thing instead of another thing?
  instead rather than in place of in preference to in favor of in lieu

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Evening, lieu-tective.

I can hardly recess in lieu of a witness who can never appear.

He therefore sends you, fitter for your study, this tun of treasure, and in lieu of this desires you let the dukedoms that you claim hear no more of you.

With the week's wages I had received in lieu of notice, I invested in suitable apparel for a weekend at Maidenhead.

I want to do something in lieu of announcing my arrival.

They've been seized by the court in lieu of your fine. on account of you're guilty of disturbing the peace. to almost killing 50 people, and disrupting a legal proceeding.

The defendant does not recognize the authority of this tribunal. and wishes to lodge a formal protest in lieu of pleading.

Lieutenant Commander Scott reporting in lieu of the captain and the first officer.

Now that my only beloved granddaughter Osode has been taken away in lieu of the land tax that I couldn't pay, well there's nothing left for me to live for!

How dare you. take my Tomi in lieu of land tax!

Every name on that list I want! You got it, Lieu. Not enough!

Why don't you give these out to some of the boys in lieu of pay?

Play with these, boys, in lieu of the other things.

In lieu of rent. What's up in town?

Already I have dispatched my ambassador to restore the full sum to his royal coffer in lieu of his fair sister.

In lieu of what?

In a speech recorded for posterity on wax in lieu of marble.

In that case, I shall require four weeks wages in lieu of notice.

In lieu of scientific merits, he has practical ones, and quite outstanding too.

In lieu of my business card.

Well, then, I would take that item in lieu of the cash.

In lieu of rent.

For the moment, in lieu of her biography, she has presented to the VUE library as evidence of her determination a book of red-painted pages.

Well, in lieu of Chicago pizza, it was the very least I could do.

In lieu of Constantinople, could not we lure you to tea at the Beehive?

Hey, Lieu.

Ladies and gentlemen of the press, select fans of Gigi, Charly and Simon, our close associate and friend, Mr. Camel, has arranged, as a sneak preview. in lieu of the usual but a bit off-putting press conference. this little get together.

The lieu's sister-in-law. she sounds great.

Diane, it's 1:17 p.m. I have just concluded my second meditation of the day in lieu of sleep.

Well, kids, I promised you a little treat in lieu of dinner. and here it is-- the man who took an abandoned mule tannery. and turned it into a summer wonderland.

He gave me these in lieu of cash he owed me.

It was Mr. Lombardo who appeared with you in lieu of a parent conference. Is that right? Yes.

In lieu of any actual social life of their own.

I've been banished. in lieu of being fired.

I chose to concentrate on work in lieu of a family.

I think I'll take your advice and wake Lieu. Lieutenant.

In lieu of a woman, he could use a lawn jockey.

Or if you prefer donations in lieu of flowers?

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But it remains to be seen if the lessons have been fully internalized, and whether we will have a kinder, gentler IMF in lieu of a rigid, doctrinaire one.

Republicans have proposed tax reforms in lieu of rate hikes on high-income taxpayers to raise revenues for deficit reduction.