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
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
A. I have never given any assurance to anybody in the foreign area that goes beyond the law and the intent of the Congress or of treaties made thereunder.
From Time Magazine Archive
This section also contains an appropriation in furtherance of its purpose, and requires that the action of the President thereunder should be reported to Congress.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson
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