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whereby

Whereby is defined as in agreement with which, by which or through which.

(conjunction)

An example of whereby used as a conjunction is in the sentence, "He was found guilty, whereby he was sentence to five years in prison" which means through finding him guilty, he was sentenced to the prison term.

See whereby in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb

Archaic by what? how?: whereby did you expect to profit?

conjunction

by which; by means of which: a device whereby to make money

See whereby in American Heritage Dictionary 4

conjunction

In accordance with which; by or through which.

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