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Definition
instead of
- As one of the soldiers, who carried a basket in lieu of a gun, went down on his knee to open it, my convict looked round him for the first time, and saw me.Chapter 5 (74% in)
- It doubled itself up the wrong way over Mrs. Pocket's arm, exhibited a pair of knitted shoes and dimpled ankles to the company in lieu of its soft face, and was carried out in the highest state of mutiny.Chapter 23 (78% in)
There are no more uses of "in lieu" in Great Expectations.
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