Substantive
Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Dependent upon itself. State v. Ricker, 29 Me. 89. The positive law of duties and rights is commonly called Substantive Law; procedure, considered in its relation to substantive law, is called Adjective Law. Pollock, First Book of Jurispr. 79. The distinction between Substantive Law & Practice is modern; id. 250.