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hereinbefore

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

adverb

  1. before in this document, statement, etc.


hereinbefore British  
/ ˌhɪərɪnbɪˈfɔː /

adverb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Where there is any thickening, effusion or other similar concomitant of the disease, iodine may be added, as hereinbefore directed.

From The Electric Bath by George M. Schweig

This and what has hereinbefore been related is all that we have experienced and met with about these Abrolhos.

From The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 by J. E. (Jan Ernst) Heeres

The facts hereinbefore stated show that there is nothing like a regular amelioration; that the seasons differ during the same decade, and different decades.

From The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes by Thomas Belden Butler

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 G. Christopher Davies

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