Meaning & use
hereinafter
From this point onward in the same document, contract, or piece of writing.
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The agreement refers to John Smith, hereinafter called 'the Buyer,' throughout the contract.
All terms hereinafter defined shall apply equally to both parties of this lease.
A note on using this word
Hereinafter is formal legal language, almost never used in everyday speech; it lets a document assign a short label to a longer name for later reference.
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Words with an opposite meaning
hereinbefore
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