conjunction
- since; inasmuch as; because
Usage: archaic; formal; chiefly used in legal or biblical contexts
Examples
- Forasmuch as you have kept the law, you shall be rewarded.
- Forasmuch as it is written in the scriptures, let it be done.
- The contract states that forasmuch as both parties agree, the terms are binding.
- Forasmuch as the evidence supports the claim, the verdict was just.
- Forasmuch as we are bound by duty, we must proceed with caution.