whereases

Variant of whereas

whereas definition

where·as (hwer az′, wer-)

conjunction

  1. it being the case that; in view of the fact that: used in the preamble to a formal document whereas the following incidents have occurred
  2. while on the contrary; but on the other hand she is careful, whereas he takes risks

noun pl. whereases -·as′es

a statement beginning with “whereas”

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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