Said Legal Meaning and Definition

Here is a simplified definition of the legal term Said.

Said (adjective)

"Said" is an adjective used in legal documents or discussions to reference something already mentioned or identified. It serves as a form of shorthand to avoid repetition of the full or original name, entity, object, event, phenomenon etc. For instance, in a document, we may see a sentence like: "Sarah bought a house in Texas. The said house was painted white." Here, "said" is used to refer again to the house that Sarah bought.