Definition of henceforwardnext
as in later
from this point on you have sworn to tell the truth in this court, and henceforward you are bound by your oath

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Recent Examples of henceforward Because robots present profound risks to humanity, all work on A.I. will be henceforward discontinued. Jay Martel, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025 Borgnine will henceforward be recalled as the good, honest, 100% human fellow, trying to discover a romantic life for himself, with plenty of handicaps, in a picture that may well be remembered as long as pictures themselves are remembered. Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023 The party has been cited as the reason why balls were henceforward held in other venues, says Anthony. Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2017
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Adverb
  • Jurors later recommended an additional $3 million in punitive damages after deciding the companies acted with malice, oppression or fraud in harming children with their platforms.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Sansom resigned, and the charges were later dropped.
    Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Actresses of a certain age are henceforth barred from investigating crimes on TV.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
  • And henceforth, the Oscars statue should only be referred to as little gold guy.
    Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • There isn’t any sureness to the ground hereafter and no promise that a hoof will not land false somewhere and drop.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Florida has this weekend become the biggest fan of Oklahoma and Vanderbilt, and any other school playing Ole Miss and Missouri hereafter.
    Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The jury found that the trooper and another radioed a false location to headquarters before entering the apartment, and one of them decided to plant a gun at the scene afterward before his partner persuaded him against it.
    Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Most of the protesters were arrested soon afterward; Song was apprehended eleven days later.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • The arena was subsequently renamed Fertitta Center.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Grotius was arrested, and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment in Loevestein Castle, in Gelderland.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026

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“Henceforward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henceforward. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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