- in the alternative
- One in the place of another, not the two taken together. Montgomery Ward & Co. v Duncan, 311 US 243, 85 L Ed 147, 61 S Ct 189. See alternative.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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