herewith return vs hereby return

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Herewith return' is used to introduce something being returned along with a document or letter, while 'hereby return' is used to indicate the act of returning something formally or officially.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in formal writing to introduce something being returned along with a document or letter.

"herewith return"

Use 'herewith return' when you want to introduce something being returned along with a document or letter, indicating that it is included in the same communication.

Examples:

Herewith return the signed contract for your review.
Herewith return the defective product for a refund.

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The Bank of England herewith guarantees their authenticity.
To his utmost shame I herewith send him 10 pennies.
We seal ourselves herewith into this...
We herewith lay to rest the body of Edward Il, King of England.
And you come in herewith your lies and your stories.
Copy sent herewith contains report of speech by Big Brother.
Herewith I deed to you the castle and the estates of Frankenstein.
I herewith bequeath to my faithful friend, Tartuffe, my entire fortune.
I command you herewith, to choose your comrades.
Herewith some pictures of TAPA 2018.
Herewith, my Lords, is my testament.
Herewith our references during the exhibition:
Herewith a typology of attack is presented on general lines:
Herewith are quoted four texts from this Expensio modorum concerning this first response.
A corrected version of the English text of the proposal is being annexed herewith.
It follows that the deferrals of the airport charges considered herewith do not constitute State aid.
The claim that third country imports have broken the causal link is herewith rejected.
The Commission herewith publishes the main content of the Decision.
Herewith the directions to reach GEWISS Headquarters in Cenate Sotto from Milan airports.
Herewith a complete dissolution of the powder is effected.

Alternatives:

enclosed please find
attached hereto
included herein
submitted herewith
returned herewith

This phrase is correct and commonly used in formal writing to indicate the act of returning something formally or officially.

"hereby return"

Use 'hereby return' when you want to formally or officially state that you are returning something.

Examples:

I hereby return the borrowed books to the library.
The undersigned hereby return the keys to the landlord.

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And I hereby return you this.
And hereby return the title to its original heir,
We hereby return him to you.
The Assize Court hereby returns its verdict.
As of 1025 hours, the cargo vessel Aral Sea is hereby ordered to... reverse course and return to port in Odessa.
You are hereby banished from the city of Kyoto, never to return.
Selamat Jarin! We return to continue our discussion with you. Gaia is now increasing her warning signs to humanity, which has hereby been put on notice that the time has come for the great transformation mandated by Heaven's numerous decrees.
The Commission hereby makes reference to the proposal for a European return programme it intends to make (with a budget of 30 Mio. €).
As a member of the California State Bar, I am hereby informing you that you're in violation of Civil Code section 17.23... failure to adequately post the terms of your return policy.
It is precisely because of the opportunity for a frank exchange that these encounters offer that I hereby offer any Vaticanista who is open to it a suggested question about Oscar Romero they might ask the Pope during the return trip conference.
Subject to the slight modification of the figures, the findings concerning cash flow, investment and return on investment presented in recital (104) and (105) of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.
We, the survivors of the Second Marine Platoon, Company B, First Battalion, hereby swear that if any of us return home,
People of earth, since you did not return the space cash, Your species and your planet is hereby forever blocked off and barred from the rest of the universe.
The definitions and instructions relating to the farm return which figure in heading '6. Less-favoured area' in Annex II, Chapter II, Part A of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 are hereby replaced by the following:

Alternatives:

formally return
officially return
return hereby
returning hereby
hereby submitting

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