thereunder
Americanadverb
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under or beneath that.
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under the authority of or in accordance with that.
adverb
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(in documents, etc) below that or it; subsequently in that; thereafter
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under the terms or authority of that
Etymology
Origin of thereunder
before 900; Middle English therunder, Old English thǣrunder. See there, under
Example Sentences
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“Apple, despite knowing its obligations thereunder, thwarted the injunction’s goals, and continued its anticompetitive conduct solely to maintain its revenue stream.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025
Thus, Riley Keough would become a co-trustee alongside her grandmother "with respect to the trust and all trust created thereunder."
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2023
I found your article excellent in that it represented the American Revolution as a rebellion, not especially against the English Crown, rather against certain conditions then prevailing thereunder.
From Time Magazine Archive
Often he walked into beauty parlors, peeped under hair dryers, introduced himself to the surprised clients thereunder, explaining: "I need your vote."
From Time Magazine Archive
With his right hand the Medium holds the slate under the edge of the table, barely concealing it thereunder, and drawing it forth every few seconds to see if any writing has appeared.
From Preliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University of Pennsylvania to Investigate Modern Spiritualism In Accordance with the Request of the Late Henry Seybert by The Seybert Commission
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