Meaning & use

hereunder

adverb·Academic

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Below or further on in this document, or in accordance with the terms of this agreement.

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The obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive termination of the contract.

Please see the schedule hereunder for a full list of fees.

A note on using this word

Almost exclusively found in legal and formal contract writing, where it points to a clause or section that follows.

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