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2007-01-22 14:55:14 · 6 answers · asked by et c 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
During the (U.S.) civil war, to avoid conscription, would-be soldiers paid a $300 commutation fee. It was also legal to hire a proxy, stand-in or "pinch-hitter"--to recruit a paid substitute or mercenary as one's substitutive recruit. In Latin there is a term, locum tenens, (though it usually refers to a doctor or cleric standing in for another.)
2007-01-22 16:24:31 · answer #1 · answered by maî 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the U.S. War Between the States, someone drafted by the Union to serve in the armed forces could pay a 'substitute' to take their place. This practice no longer applies; you get called up - you go, unless you are physically or mentally unfit for service.
2007-01-23 03:59:55 · answer #2 · answered by Bob G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A procurator
2007-01-29 15:28:31 · answer #3 · answered by florenebuna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the word is "proxy".
2007-01-22 23:28:26 · answer #4 · answered by LolaCorolla 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
proxy
2007-01-28 11:38:28 · answer #5 · answered by shania3949 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
donut.
2007-01-27 00:17:37 · answer #6 · answered by pugsaleena 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋