theretofore

Examples

• All

• However, no person charged with violating this section shall be convicted if he or she produces in court or the office of the arresting officer a driver's license theretofore issued to him or her and valid at the time of his or her arrest.

  Blog text (31)

• In Durham v. Britt, a North Carolina court of appeals held that it did "not believe the legislature intended the act ... to cover situations in which a party fundamentally changes the nature of the agricultural activity which had theretofore been covered under the statute."

  Academic text (1999)

• I knew the group included a number of students who I had come to think of as terrific people, but they were "wet wood" with respect to their engagement with the class theretofore.

  Academic text (2004)

• Interestingly, no professor had theretofore had to put such a disclaimer on a personal website.

  Academic text (2002)

• Levinson largely accepted the revisionists' historical account of the Second Amendment, and he suggested that the Amendment limits legislators' ability to regulate guns to a much greater extent than judges and scholars had theretofore acknowledged.

  Academic text (2000)

• The team had theretofore struggled with their communication, but now they work effectively together.

• Attempts to resolve the issue had theretofore been unsuccessful until the new strategy was implemented.

• The technology had theretofore only been available to professionals, but now it is accessible to everyone.

Synonyms

P

previously

vstheretofore

625 1.1

At an earlier time than now or the time mentioned

refers to time up to that particular earlier moment

H

hitherto

vstheretofore

• Archaic

11 8.2

Up to now

refers to time up to that earlier moment rather than present

H

heretofore

vstheretofore

• Formal

7 9.7

Before this time

refers to time up to that earlier moment

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology