'lieu' means 'instead of' or 'in place of'.
"In lieu of" means 'instead of', or 'in substitution for.'
Lieu is French for place, so it means "time in place."
The farmer gave me his best pig in lieu of a month's pay.
In lieu means "In place of" to "Instead of" or even (loosely) "to make up for a shortcoming"
"In lieu of" is another way of saying "instead of" as is, "the offender has been sentanced to community service in lieu of jail time."
Lieu is French for place, so it means "time in place."
"In lieu" means in place of or instead of. The sentence would read, " Instead of a babysitter...."
In Lieu Of usually refers to time off that a worker can expect to have in the near future.
Lieu of notice means that your employer is paying you upfront so you do not have to work out your notice period.
When lawyers write "in lieu," they typically mean "in place of" or "instead of." It indicates that something is being done as a substitute or alternative for something else.
"In lieu of" means "instead of". If some service is ordered "in lieu of" probation then some other form of monitoring will be used such as a substance abuse program or residential commitment.
The workers were offered an extra day of holidays in lieu of a pay increase. He worked the bank holiday Monday so he will be entitled to a day in lieu of that.