wherefore

adv.

1. For what purpose or reason; why.
2. Therefore.

n.
A purpose or cause: wanted to know all the whys and wherefores.

noun

1. That which provides a reason or justification: call, cause, ground (often used in plural), justification, necessity, occasion, reason, why. Idioms: why and wherefore. See start/end.
2. A fact or circumstance that gives logical support to an assertion, claim, or proposal: argument, ground (often used in plural), proof, reason, why. Idioms: why and wherefore. See reason/unreason.

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For which reason.

The term wherefore is frequently used in an averment (a positive statement of fact set out in the pleadings that must be filed with a court by the parties to a legal action) — for example, "wherefore the defendant says that such contract was and is void."

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation esp in the phrase"the whys and wherefores"
  Synonym: why

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The adverb wherefore has one meaning:

Meaning #1: for which reason
  Synonym: wherefor

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - hvorved
conj. - hvorved
n. - årsag, grund

idioms:

• whys and wherefores    grundene

Nederlands (Dutch)
waarom

Français (French)
adv. - pourquoi (littér)
conj. - donc (arch)
n. - c'est la raison pour laquelle

idioms:

• whys and wherefores    le pourquoi et le comment

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Grund
adv. - weshalb
conj. - wofür

idioms:

• whys and wherefores    das Warum und Weshalb

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (το) γιατί, η αιτία
adv. - γιατί; για ποιο λόγο;

idioms:

• whys and wherefores    λόγος, αιτία, το γιατί

Italiano (Italian)
quindi

idioms:

• whys and wherefores    perchè e percome

Português (Portuguese)
n. - causa (f)
adv. - por esta razão

idioms:

• whys and wherefores    perguntas e respostas

Русский (Russian)
почему, по какой причине, с какой целью, для чего, по той причине, что, причина

idioms:

• whys and wherefores    что, как и почему

Español (Spanish)
adv. - por qué, por lo cual, por lo que
conj. - por qué, por lo cual
n. - porqué, causa, razón, motivo

idioms:

• whys and wherefores    todos los detalles, las causas y los motivos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - orsak
adv. - varför

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
为此, 为何, 因此, 理由, 原因

idioms:

• whys and wherefores    原因和理由

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 為此
conj. - 為何, 因此
n. - 理由, 原因

idioms:

• whys and wherefores    原因和理由

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 무엇 때문에, 왜
conj. - 그러므로 , 그런 까닭으로
n. - 원인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 理由

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سبب (ظرف) لماذا, من أجل ذلك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮מסיבה זו, לכן, מפני מה?‬
conj. - ‮לפיכך‬
n. - ‮סיבה‬

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