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Citation rules/Short forms and id./4.2 “Supra” and “Hereinafter”

Use "hereinafter" in brackets

Warning²Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A self-chosen short form is registered in square brackets with the word "hereinafter", not in parentheses or spelled "hereafter".¹

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1R. 4.2(b) “Hereinafter.”. Tables: R. 1.5(b) Order of parentheticals within a citation.
2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.

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More in 4.2 “Supra” and “Hereinafter”

Add “supra” after the short name
Add a “hereinafter” short form
Add a comma after the note number
Add a comma before “supra”
Add the footnote number to “supra”
Add the full citation behind the “supra”
Add the piece’s own author and title
Italicize the registered short name
Use "hereinafter" in brackets

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More in 4.2 “Supra” and “Hereinafter”

Add “supra” after the short name
Add a “hereinafter” short form
Add a comma after the note number
Add a comma before “supra”
Add the footnote number to “supra”
Add the full citation behind the “supra”
Add the piece’s own author and title
Italicize the registered short name
Use "hereinafter" in brackets

Back to Short forms and id.

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