substantive

adjective | \ ˈsəb-stən-tiv \ | sub·stan·tive

1. : of or relating to a matter of substance as opposed to form or procedure a substantive issue the substantive instructions to the jury was dismissed on procedural and substantive grounds — compare procedural

2. : affecting rights, duties, or causes of actions a substantive statutory change a substantive rule of law

3. : existing in its own right; specifically : of or relating to a substantive crime the object of a RICO conspiracy is to violate a substantive RICO provision —United States v. Elliot, 571 F.2d 880 (1978) : of or relating to a substantive crime the object of a RICO conspiracy is to violate a substantive RICO provision —United States v. Elliot, 571 F.2d 880 (1978)