Lieu in a sentence as a noun

PayPal can use it in lieu of an SSN.

Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power.

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No, we won't accept an email stating "we give you permission to use this font" in lieu of a license from the actual foundry.

In lieu of the shoulder massage/etc, I said "I'm interested in the massage therapy industry.

Of course businesses near the Casinos, 7-11, restaurants, etc, started accepting chips in lieu of cash since they could just walk next door and exchange them for cash.

It's widely misused, but there's definitely something there that needs some term to describe it, and in lieu of anything else "white knighting" suffices.

Is it your statement that's incorrect, or the marketing materials Seagate put up in lieu of technical information?

In lieu of giving me the $85k you would like to give me but can't, why don't you instead approve X extra vacation days?A close variant of this line worked on a Japanese megacorp.

In lieu of presenting their evidence to a neutral magistrate, police officers may now knock, listen, then break the door down, nevermind that they had ample time to obtain a warrant.

When imported films are claimed to be free of duty as American goods returned, this certification may be made on Customs Form 3311 in the space designated Remarks in lieu of on Form 3291.

I'm in a bad mood this morning, so let's name names:Facebook: if you live in the bay area, even if you live in SF, they refuse to do a phone screen, instead demanding that you drive to Palo Alto one to two times for one hour interviews in lieu of phone screens.

Probably the biggest losers will be the plaintiffs' class-action lawyers themselves, who might wind up having their back-room settlements more easily rejected and be left actually having to work hard to get a real recovery for the victims in lieu of taking a quick and inadequate deal that benefits primarily the lawyers.

Lieu definitions

noun

the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

See also: stead position place