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Said is defined as expressed something in words.

(verb)

An example of said is to leave a friend with the word “Goodbye.”

The definition of said is the previously mentioned item in legal speak.

(adjective)

An example of said used as an adjective is when a lawyer calls his client the “said party.”

See said in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

say

adjective

aforesaid; named or mentioned before

See said in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb

Past tense and past participle of say.

adjective
Law

Named or mentioned before; aforementioned: Said party has denied the charges.

Usage Note: The adjective said is used primarily in legal and business writing, where it is equivalent to aforesaid: the said tenant (named in a lease); said property. Outside of these specialized contexts said is usually unnecessary, and the tenant or the property will suffice.

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