Meaning of if and when | Babel Free

Definitions

At the time of an event, contingent on that event happening at all.

Examples

“[T]o his son Thomas Battersbee, if and when he should attain the age of 21; but if he should die⟳ under that age then to his daughter Sophia, if and when she should attain that age...”

“Since, as many parents have⟳ found to their sorrow, you cannot force⟳ a child to sleep⟳, most find⟳ it easier on everybody to accept⟳ this nightwalking if and when it occurs”

“Still, one cannot completely ignore⟳ the differences in the nature of the paper trail the two sets of rules give⟳ us if and when we want⟳ to look⟳ back at a particular decision.”

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