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View synonyms for furtherance

furtherance

[ fur-ther-uhns ]

noun

  1. the act of furthering; promotion; advancement.


furtherance

/ ˈfɜːðərəns /

noun

  1. the act of furthering; advancement
  2. something that furthers or advances
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of furtherance1

First recorded in 1400–50, furtherance is from the late Middle English word fortheraunce. See further, -ance
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Example Sentences

He claims that “They used these lies in furtherance of… a conspiracy against the rights of millions of Americans to vote and have their votes counted.”

From Salon

“This was overt election fraud,” he said, “an act in furtherance of the conspiracy to promote Mr. Trump’s election by unlawful means.”

The conspiracy is a key way that the law makes a defendant criminally liable for all the acts done by his co-conspirators in furtherance of their agreement.

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Three years later, the city filed two misdemeanor criminal charges for not complying with an order and failing to maintain his property; the case was dismissed in 2019 “in the furtherance of justice.”

“Defendant is not being prosecuted simply for making false statements ... but rather for knowingly making false statements in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy and obstructing the electoral process,” Chutkan continued.

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