ðə lˈɔː dɪskɹˈɪmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə pˈʊɹ ænd lˈɑːɹdʒ pˈɛzənt pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən θɹuː ðə lˈiːɡəli sˈæŋkʃənd pɹˈæktɪs ʌv ɹᵻplˈeɪsmənt, wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈaʊd ˈɛnɪwˌʌn hˌuː wʌz ˈeɪbəl, tə pˈɜːtʃɪs sˈʌmwʌn tʊ ɛnlˈɪst ɪn ðɛɹ plˈeɪs.
The law discriminated against the poor and large peasant population through the legally sanctioned practice of 'replacement', which allowed anyone who was able, to purchase someone to enlist in their place.