IN LIEU OF


Meaning of IN LIEU OF in English

preposition

: in the place of : instead of

the mumbling cant that … the characters employ in lieu of English — John McCarten

rendered three days' work … in lieu of rent — G.G.Coulton

striking out the words “one year” and inserting in lieu there of the words “six months” — U.S. Code

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.