Meaning & use
Aforesaid
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Mentioned or stated previously, especially in a formal or legal document.
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The aforesaid tenant agrees to pay rent on the first of each month.
All aforesaid conditions must be met before the contract takes effect.
A note on using this word
Almost exclusively used in legal, formal, or archaic writing to avoid repeating a name or term already introduced.
Words with a similar meaning
aforementionedpreviously mentioned
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