substantive matters

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. The essential, fundamental, or core issues and topics of a discussion, negotiation, or debate, as opposed to procedural or superficial details.; In a legal context, matters relating to the actual rights, duties, and legal principles of the parties involved, rather than procedural or technical rules.

💬 Examples

  1. Without direct engagement on substantive matters, the path toward a renewed comprehensive accord appears increasingly distant.

  2. The court decided to prioritize the substantive matters of the case over the procedural technicalities.