act in place of

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It also opposes the Texas law, in part because both “would set a dangerous legal precedent,” since both are designed to skirt judicial review by empowering citizens to act in place of government officials.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2022

This rule ought to be rigidly observed: Never cut straight across the activity of a child, but always substitute some other act in place of the one not desired.

From Parent and Child Volume III., Child Study and Training by Hall, Mosiah

Usually such a situation is provided for in advance by a statute which designates the inferior officer who is to act in place of his immediate superior.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel

The unscrupulous lawyer was to produce a power of attorney dated some days before, so that he might act in place of the brokers.

From The Rover Boys in New York Or, Saving their father's honor by Stratemeyer, Edward

Any Candidate who has passed the Second Class Jumping Test may act in place of one of the Second Class Judges.

From Ski-running by Furse, Katharine Symonds