# hereof

/hˈiəɹɒf/ (UK) · CEFR C2 · Adverb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/hereof
Updated: 2026-10-19

## Definition

of this document, contract, or statement. Lawyers use it to mean 'of this' without repeating the title.

For teachers: of or concerning this document, agreement, or text. Refers back to the instrument in which it appears, typically following a noun such as 'section,' 'article,' or 'terms'.

## Examples

- This clause hereof explains the payment rules.
- The parties agree to the terms hereof and sign the contract on the final page.
- The obligations described in Article III hereof survive termination and continue to bind successors and assigns under applicable law.

## Usage notes

- Follows the noun it qualifies, as in 'Section 2 hereof'. Confined to legal and formal contractual prose.

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