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A. Doublets and triplets
Able and willing (=able)Agree and covenant (=agree)
All and sundry (=all)Authorise and direct (=authorise)Cancelled
and set aside (=cancelled)Custom and usage (=custom)Deem and
consider (=deem)Do and perform (=perform)Due and owing (=owing)Fit
and proper (=t)Full and complete (=complete)Goods and chattels
(=goods)eep and maintain (=maintain)
nown and described as (=!nown as)"egal and valid (=valid)#ull
and void (=void)$b%ect and purpose (=ob%ect $& purpose)$rder
and direct (=order)$ver and above (=e'ceeding)art and parcel
(=part)erform and discharge (=perform $& discharge)&epair
and ma!e good (=repair)ole and e'clusive (=sole $&
e'clusive)*erms and conditions (=terms)*ouch and concern
(=concern)+phold and support (=uphold)Cancel, annul, and set aside
(=cancel)Communicate, indicate or suggest (=communicate)Dispute,
controversy or claim (=dispute)Give, devise and be-ueath
(=give).old, possess, and en%oy (=hold)ay, satisfy, and discharge
(=pay)ossession, custody, and control (=possession $& custody
$&control)
romise, agree, and covenant (=promise $& agree)&epair,
uphold and maintain (=repair $& uphold $& maintain)/ay,
shape or form (=way)
B. Here-, there- and where- words
/ords li!e hereof, thereof, and whereof (and further
derivativesending in 0at, 0in, 0after, 0before, 0with, 0by, 0above,
0on, 0upon etc)are not often used in ordinary 1nglish2 *hey are
used in legal 1nglishprimarily as a way of avoiding the repetition
of names of things in
the document 3 very often, the document itself2
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However, in most cases the use of suchwords is strictly
unnecessary or can berendered unnecessary by the use
ofdenitions..ere is a list of some of these words and the way in
which they areused2 5t should be noted that the list is not
e'haustive2
Hereafter means 6from now on or at some time in the future72
Fore'ample, 6the contract is e8ective hereafter72Hereat means (4)
6at this place or point7 or (9) 6on account of orafter this72 For
e'ample, 6hereat the stream divided72Hereby means 6by this means:
as a result of this72 For e'ample, 6theparties hereby
declare72Herefrom means 6from this place or point72 For e'ample,
6the goods
shall be collected herefrom72Herein means 6in this document or
matter72 For e'ample, 6the termsreferred to herein72Hereinabove
means 6previously in this document or matter72 Fore'ample, 6the
products hereinabove described72Hereinafter means 6later referred
to in this matter or document72For e'ample, 6hereinafter referred
to as the Company7)2Hereinbefore means 6previously in this document
or matter72 Fore'ample, 6the products hereinbefore
described72Hereof means of this matter or document72 For e'ample,
6theparties hereof72
Hereto means 6to this place or to this matter or document72
Fore'ample, 6the parties hereto72Heretofore means 6before now72 For
e'ample, 6the parties have hadno business dealings
heretofore72Hereunder means 6later referred to in this matter or
document72 Fore'ample, 6the e'emptions referred to
hereunder72Herewith means 6with this letter or document72 For
e'ample, 65enclose herewith the plan72Thereof means 6of the thing
%ust mentioned72 For e'ample, 6*hecontract was signed on 4 ;ay
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