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alias 1 /'ā-lē-əs, 'āl-yəs/ adv [Latin, otherwise, from alius other]: otherwise called: also known asJohn Thomas Nolan, alias Legs Diamondalias 2 n: an assumed or additional namealias 3 adj: issued after the original instrument has not produced any actionan alias tax warrantan alias summons compare pluries
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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acknowledged elsewhere as, a.k.a. , alias dictus, also, also acknowledged as, also acknowledging the name of, also answering to, also called, also known as, also known by, also known under the name of, also recognized as, at other times known as, elsewhere known as, known elsewhere as, known elsewhere by, known elsewhere under the name, known otherwise as, known previously as, known variously as, nomen alienum, otherwise called, otherwise known as, otherwise known by, otherwise named, previously called, variously called, variously known as
associated concepts: alias execution, alias process, alias subpoena, alias summons, alias writ, assumed name
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call (title)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A fake or alternate identity.adv.Used to indicate the use of a false name, e.g., “Samuel Clemens, alias Mark Twain.”
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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'another name', particularly used to describe the use of another name by criminals. This practice makes it more difficult for them to be detected by the police. See AKA.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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A name used that is not the given name of a person (such as Harry for Harold, initials, or a maiden name, or a criminal's false name).Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n.1 An assumed or additional name used by a person, frequently to conceal her true identity, or such a name applied to a person by others.See also known as.2 An alias writ.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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(Latin: Otherwise called.)A term used to indicate that a person is known by more than one name.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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[Latin, Otherwise called.] A term used to indicate that a person is known by more than one name.II Called by another name.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.1) a name used other than the given name of a person or reference to that other name, which may not be an attempt to hide his/her identity (such as Harry for Harold, initials or a maiden name).See also: a.k.a.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
