Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Declared; uttered; reported.
  • Mentioned; before-mentioned; aforesaid: used chiefly in legal style: as, the said witness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • imp. & p. p. of say.
  • adjective Before-mentioned; already spoken of or specified; aforesaid; -- used chiefly in legal style.

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  • proper noun A male given name, an alternative form of Saeed.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

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Examples

  • "We are going to ask the Peace and Security Council to support the dispatch of an evaluation mission to the DRC as quickly as possible as the last step before the AU deployment," said Said

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • "In these expansion countries there are over 350 operational sites, over one million tablets have been dispensed and over 550 healthcare professionals trained in the diagnosis and management of these fungal infections," said Said.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • Paul meant this when he said: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am chief;" Said, this, "is worthy of all acceptation" or was, a good testimony.

    The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation 1905

  • "And now," said Said, "as you have advised me, so let me advise you."

    The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Rossiter Johnson 1885

  • Paul meant this when he said: "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am chief;" Said, this, "is worthy of all acceptation" or was, a good testimony.

    The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation Carry Amelia Nation 1878

  • And all acts and parts of acts now providing for the appointment and salary, of disbursing clerk for said department be, and the same are hereby, repealed: Provided, Said salary shall not continue for a period beyond the duration of the war with the United States.

    A digest of the military and naval laws of the Confederate States : from the commencement of the Provisional Congress to the end of the first Congress under the permanent constitution, Confederate States of America. 1864

  • Witnesses said Said was at an Internet cafe in Alexandria when two plainclothes policemen entered, tied his arms behind his back and roughed him up, including smashing his head against

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • Witnesses said Said was at an Internet cafe in Alexandria when two plainclothes policemen entered, tied his arms behind his back and roughed him up, including smashing his head against

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • Witnesses said Said was brutally beaten to death by undercover police - accounts that seem to be supported by photographs of the deceased.

    VOA News: Top Stories 2010

  • Mintz, who has a license to carry the gun, said he thought Said was retrieving a weapon so he shot him in the elbow.

    Freep.com - RSS 2010

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