in lieu of

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Preposition

1. instead of; in place of

   They gave him a cash award, in lieu of the promised prize package.

2. (proscribed) in light of

   In lieu of recent events, more caution is needed.

Translations

• French: au lieu de
• Portuguese: no lugar de, ao invés de, invés de
• Russian: вме́сто
• Spanish: en vez de

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