"substantive law" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} substantive law (uncountable)
  1. (law) The statutory or written law that governs rights and obligations of those who are subject to it. Wikipedia link: substantive law Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (area of law): قَانُون مَوْضُوعِيّ (qānūn mawḍūʕiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), 實體法 /实体法 (shítǐfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), hmotné právo [neuter] (Czech), aineellinen oikeus (Finnish), materielles Recht [neuter] (German), prawo materialne [neuter] (Polish), материа́льное пра́во (materiálʹnoje právo) [neuter] (Russian)
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