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what is the meaning of hereby
what is the meaning of hereby and how can i used it ?
Jul 18, 2014 5:49 PM
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You use the adverb 'Hereby' to mean 'As a result of what I'm saying now'.
For example,
"All cellphones must, hereby, be switched off and put away."
July 18, 2014
1
Don't try to use it. It is old-fashioned, and rarely used EXCEPT in legal documents and formal public presentations.
At a wedding, one customary form of words is "...I hereby pronounce you husband and wife." The full context would be something like "By the powers vested in me by the X Church and the State of Y, I hereby pronounce you husband and wife." In short, "Because I have the authority to marry you, you are now married."
July 18, 2014
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My best guess is that it means "now".
"I hereby declare I am innocent" means "I now declare I am innocent (in the presence of witnesses)".
It is antiquated language that I don't hear very often anymore. In fact, I've never used it nor have I heard anyone use it outside of formal proceedings like a courtroom.
July 18, 2014
I found this example :
We hereby certify that the following student, who holds a Korean passport, was a full time boarding student at .........
July 18, 2014
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