below
prep.
under
adv.
henceforth, at a further point; lower down
Below
below
Adverb
1. in or to a place that is lower
(synonym) at a lower place, to a lower place, beneath
(antonym) above, higher up, in a higher place, to a higher place
2. at a later place; "see below"
(antonym) above, supra
3. (in writing) see below; "vide infra"
(synonym) infra
4. on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs"
(synonym) downstairs, down the stairs, on a lower floor
5. further down; "see under for further discussion"
(synonym) under
Below
(prep.)
Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath.
(prep.)
Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee.
(prep.)
Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality.
(adv.)
On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.
(adv.)
In some part or page following.
(adv.)
In hell, or the regions of the dead.
(adv.)
In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the trial below.
(adv.)
In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower room; beneath.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Below
Lower in place, beneath, not so high as some other thing spoken of, of tacitly referred to.
The court below is an inferior court whose proceedings may be examined on error by a superior court which is called the court above.
Bail below is that given to the sheriff in bailable actions, which is so called to distinguish it from bail to the action which is called bail above.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.