first before written

English translation: aforementioned

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English term or phrase:first before written
Selected answer:aforementioned
Entered by: Daphne Theodoraki

20:10 Jun 6, 2002
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents / contract agreement
English term or phrase: first before written
This is from a contract agreement and appears at the end:
In witness whereof the parties hereto have caused their respective common seals to be hereunto affixed the day and year first before written.

Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
Daphne Theodoraki
Sweden
Local time: 01:01
aforementioned, mentioned above
Explanation:
Guessing here, but I think this is what it means
Petra
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Petra Molenaar
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Thanks a lot.
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2 +7aforementioned, mentioned above
Petra Molenaar
5on the first date mentioned in the contract....
airmailrpl
4guess
Klaus Dorn (X)
2written above
Piotr Kurek


  

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aforementioned, mentioned above


Explanation:
Guessing here, but I think this is what it means
Petra

Petra Molenaar
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in pair: 11
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jerrie
4 mins

agree  Kim Metzger: This seems to be a standard British English legalism at the end of a contract just before the signatures.
1 hr

agree  Sue Crocker
6 hrs

agree  Amy Sommer
10 hrs

agree  MJ Barber: yes, refers to the date given in the contract heading
10 hrs

agree  LJC (X): aforementioned
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agree  Chinoise
3 days 4 hrs
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written above


Explanation:
Just a suggestion

Piotr Kurek
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guess


Explanation:
looks to be as if it is a contract with backward validity...the seals affixed "the first year and the first day before written" - if I read this I think something has been written, but the affixing of the seal took place one year and one day prior to the writing...but this just doesn't make sense.

Let's take it apart:

In witness (Witnessing) whereof (of) the parties hereto (the parties of the contractual agreement) have caused their respective common seals to be hereunto affixed (have put their seals on this contractual agreement) the day (on a given day) and year (and in a given year) first (the first time)before written (before writing this contractual agreement) .

Maybe it's saying this is to witness the first instance when the parties have put their respective seals onto the agreement...

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 03:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kim Metzger: What was written before was the date at the top of the contract.
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on the first date mentioned in the contract....


Explanation:
first before written


[DOC] IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have herunto their hands ...
Formato de arquivo: Microsoft Word 97 for Macintosh - ver em HTML
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have herunto their hands and seals
subscribed and set on the day and year first before written. ...
www.perconline.com/_World/_Illuminating/ files/stjost.doc

DEFFORM 177 (Edn 3/80) - Design Rights and Patents (Sub ...
... effect accordingly. IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have set
their hands the day and years first before written. Signed on ...
www.dgcom.mod.uk/dgcom/defform/dfm177.htm

digital : people - The first worldwide networking community for .
... In witness whereof the parties hereto have set their hand and day and year first before written. Signed: Signed by (name)_____________________________. ...
www.digitalpeople.org/legal_nda.html

airmailrpl
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Local time: 21:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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