aforementioned

Meanings

1. 1adjectivebefore a nounformallegal

   Named or discussed earlier in the same text or speech, used to point back to something already introduced.

   Grammar: Comes before the noun it refers to: the aforementioned clause, not the clause is aforementioned.

   Patterns

   • the aforementioned something

   The aforementioned fee must be paid within thirty days.

   Please return the aforementioned documents to the office.

   The tenant agrees to the aforementioned terms.

2. 2nounsingularformallegal

   The person or thing that has already been mentioned, used with the in formal writing.

   Grammar: Used with the and can refer to one person or several: the aforementioned were present.

   Patterns

   • the aforementioned

   The aforementioned was seen leaving the building at noon.

   All the aforementioned will receive written notice.

   Copies were sent to the aforementioned by courier.

Common combinations

the aforementioned person

The aforementioned person has not yet replied to our letter.

aforementioned conditions

Under the aforementioned conditions, the contract becomes void.

aforementioned date

Please arrive by the aforementioned date to claim your seat.

aforementioned issues

The aforementioned issues were raised at the last board meeting.

Synonyms and how they differ

aforesaid

Aforesaid is even more legalistic and almost never appears outside contracts and court documents.

above-mentioned

Above-mentioned is a plainer way to say the same thing and works only in written text.

previously mentioned

Previously mentioned is neutral and suits ordinary writing and speech where aforementioned would sound stiff.

said

Said is the short legal use before a noun, as in the said premises, and is more technical than aforementioned.

Word family

mention verb

to refer to something briefly

aforesaid adjective

a legal equivalent meaning said before

Commonly confused: aforementioned or former?

Practice

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