What does "hereinbefore" mean?

Synonym of hereinabove (“above, in this document”).

What is a synonym for "hereinbefore"?

Common synonyms include: above, before, herebefore, hereinabove, heretofore.

Hereinbefore

adv

adv ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adverb

1
Synonym of hereinabove (“above, in this document”). formal, not-comparable
"When the ship-jumpers were apprehended, as hereinbefore mentioned, much to the surprise of this Grand Jury, it was discovered that a few days after their arrest they were permitted to furnish nominal bonds […]"

Adverb

1
in the preceding part of the current text wordnet

Synonyms

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above before herebefore hereinabove heretofore

Antonyms

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hereinafter henceforth hereforth hereinunder

Example

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"When the ship-jumpers were apprehended, as hereinbefore mentioned, much to the surprise of this Grand Jury, it was discovered that a few days after their arrest they were permitted to furnish nominal bonds […]"

Etymology

From herein + before.

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