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thereunder

thereunder

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Under the thing mentioned earlier
  • adverb
  • /ˌðɛrˈʌndər/
  • Formal
: bajo eso
  • The terms of employment outline the responsibilities expected of the workers and the rights they have thereunder.

Examples

  • Leave for fire, police, and other public sector personnel - a 1,098-page e-book focusing on administering General Municipal Law Sections 207-a/207-c and providing benefits thereunder. For more information, click on http: **32;4392;TOOLONG

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  • All contracts signed shall be binding for all parties, and any obligations thereunder must be fulfilled.

  • ...and the union of the states thereunder.

    Free State of Jones (2016)

  • The regulations concerning safety must be strictly followed, and any penalties for violations stated thereunder will be enforced.

Surface Forms

thereunder positive

Morphology

thereunder = there (transparent) = under + there

The meaning is directly derived from the combination of 'there' and 'under', indicating a position or condition beneath something previously mentioned. [Postprocessing: moved 'under' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Thereunder is made from the common words there and under, so it literally means 'under that'. That's why it is often used in legal or formal writing to point to something beneath the thing just mentioned.