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hereinbefore

American

[heer-in-bi-fawr, -fohr] / ˌhɪər ɪn bɪˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr /

Also hereinabove

adverb

before in this document, statement, etc.

hereinbefore British

/ ˌhɪərɪnbɪˈfɔː /

adverb

formal in a previous part of or previously in this document, statement, etc

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Etymology

Origin of hereinbefore

First recorded in 1680–90; herein + before

Example Sentences

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Lest the more naive readers of this page buy wedding presents for Douglas and Dorothy, hereinbefore intimately mentioned, it may be said that no wedding is actually contemplated.

From Time Magazine Archive

Which reminded the twins to look after their sister, on the roof, as hereinbefore set forth.

From Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi by Cable, George Washington

Elihu Root also suggested they insert the words as aforesaid in the first paragraph and also the words anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary notwithstanding in the last paragraph, but couldn't get by with it.

From Potash and Perlmutter Settle Things by Glass, Montague

The foregoing Bye-laws shall not apply to any other than fresh-water Fish, or to the water known as Breydon Water, except as to Smelts, as hereinbefore provided.

From The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk by Davies, G. Christopher

All fires other than those hereinbefore mentioned are absolutely prohibited.

From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William

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