Also known as: therefor
Written by attorneys · grounded in primary & secondary sources — see below
An adverb used after a noun or pronoun to indicate that an action, payment, or thing is done or given in exchange for, because of, or with reference to a specified matter.
Trevor Tate leases space from Trailblazer Airlines for his business. When conditions change and he becomes entitled to end the lease, he vacates the premises and mails a notice stating his decision along with the reason therfor. The lease terminates once the landlord receives that notice.
Crestview Corp. receives cash and property as consideration for newly authorized shares. Once the board confirms receipt of the full consideration, the shares issued therfor become fully paid and nonassessable under the statute.
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After convicting Dana Diaz of a felony, the prosecution seeks an extended imprisonment term. The court schedules a hearing at which the factual ground therefor must be proved before any enhanced sentence can be imposed.
Vessel owner Owen Ortiz petitions to limit liability and deposits cash equal to the value of his interest plus pending freight. He also posts approved security therefor as required by the supplemental rule.
U.S. Marshal Miguel Morales administers oaths to new deputies. The statute forbids him from demanding or accepting any fee or compensation therefor.
Warehouse operator Wanda Wells enforces a lien on stored goods by commercially reasonable sale. Notice to claimants must state the amount due and describe the goods sold in the recognized market therefor.
It functions as an adverb meaning for it, for that thing, or for those things. It points back to a previously mentioned matter or reason without repeating the full description.
The tenant must take reasonable steps to ensure the landlord knows of the decision to terminate and the reason therfor. The word refers to the tenant's stated reason for ending the lease.
Yes. It appears in provisions addressing payment for shares, reimbursement for services, and recovery of amounts paid or transferred under various uniform acts and federal rules.
No. Therefore introduces a conclusion or consequence. Therfor indicates that something is supplied or done in exchange for or because of a specified antecedent.
The word preserves a precise, compact reference to an earlier noun or action. Drafters retain it when the antecedent is clear and repetition would be awkward.
…a statement as to the circumstances and conditions under which any such debt or obligation is extinguished and the consideration therefor; and (13) such other information as shall be required by the Commission. (c) Cumulative reports for calendar year; amounts for unchanged items carried forward; statement of inactive…