interpretation legal-terms
&quot;the necessity therefore&quot;
<p>I am reading a law reference book and finding this line somewhat ambiguous.</p>
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<p>If the Grantor timely objects to any disbursement, or the reasonableness thereof, or the necessity <strong>therefore</strong>, no such disbursement or similar disbursement shall be made in the future, except on notice to the Grantor. (<a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Structured_Settlements_and_Periodic_Paym/Wqt0EP889hoC?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;dq=%22on%20notice%20to%22&amp;pg=PP451&amp;printsec=frontcover" rel="noreferrer">source</a>)</p>
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<p>To me &quot;the necessity therefore&quot; is a source of confusion. Shouldn't it be &quot;the necessity <em>thereof</em>&quot; since it refers to the necessity of the <em>disbursement</em>? Or am I misreading this line?</p>

<p>This might be better on English.SE since it is really just about the meaning of English words, and there are several related questions on that site.</p>
<p>I think <em>therefore</em> is a spelling error and they meant to write <em><a href="https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/58616/is-there-a-difference-between-therefor-and-therefore/58617#58617">therefor</a></em>.  <em>Therefor</em> means &quot;for that&quot;, just as <em>thereof</em> means &quot;of that&quot;.  If so, then sentence could be rephrased:</p>
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<p>If the Grantor timely objects to any disbursement, or the reasonableness <strong>of</strong> the disbursement, or the necessity <strong>for</strong> the disbursement, ...</p>
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<p>There might be a grammatical debate as to whether it should be &quot;necessity <strong>for</strong> the disbursement&quot; or &quot;necessity <strong>of</strong> the disbursement&quot;.  In the latter case, you could write &quot;the necessity <strong>thereof</strong>&quot;.  But in either case, it clearly means &quot;whether the disbursement was necessary&quot;.</p>

<p>In this context, the meaning of &quot;the necessity therefore&quot; and &quot;the necessity thereof&quot; would be identical. Both constructions are less than ideal forms of legal drafting and a bit archaic.</p>
