Subsequently

/səbˈsekwəntli/

Definitions

  1. (adv.) At a later time; following an event or action in time, often used in legal context to indicate order of events.
    The defendant subsequently filed an appeal after the initial verdict.

Commentary

Used to denote temporal sequence in legal documents and arguments, ensuring clarity about the order of events or actions.

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