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substantive matters

[/səbˈstæntɪv ˈmætərz/]
noun phrase
questões substantivas
1. Important or essential issues; matters of substance or significance rather than procedural or formal concerns
The negotiations focused on substantive matters rather than administrative details.
As negociações se concentraram em questões substantivas e não em detalhes administrativos.
2. In law, matters that deal with the rights and duties of parties rather than procedural rules
The court addressed substantive matters concerning property rights.
O tribunal abordou questões substantivas relativas aos direitos de propriedade.
Synonyms
essential matterscore issuesmaterial matterssignificant issuesprincipais questões
Antonyms
procedural mattersformal mattersadministrative detailsquestões procedimentais

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
questões substantivas
Standard usage in legal and formal contexts
Portugal
matérias substantivas
Alternative phrasing more common in European Portuguese legal terminology
São Paulo
questões substantivas
Commonly used in business and legal sectors

Related Idioms & Phrases

get down to substantive matters
address the substantive issues
substantive versus procedural
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