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
“I have duty to ensure that my conduct and that of the members of the Executive Branch of the City of Atlanta and any Department thereunder shall not violate the law,” Bottoms wrote.
From Washington Times
“The transactions contemplated by the securities purchase agreement were not consummated due to buyer’s breach of its obligations thereunder,” read the filing made by Mr. Ferro’s investment company, Merrick Media.
In addition, other nations are seeking to enact new laws that mimic the broad United States laws and the large criminal fines available thereunder.
From Forbes
He then helped my boyfriend and me to move our wooden sleigh bed 12 feet so that I could clean an 18-years-untouched hellpit of cat hair and abandoned shoes thereunder.
From New York Times
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