Definition of alias
: otherwise called : otherwise known as —used to indicate an additional name that a person (such as a criminal) sometimes uses John Smith alias Richard Jones was identified as the suspect.
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Origin and Etymology of alias
Latin, otherwise, from alius other — more at else
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Definition of alias
: an assumed or additional name that a person (such as a criminal) sometimes uses a fugitive using several aliases He checked into the hotel using an alias. John Smith, who goes by the alias Richard Jones
Recent Examples of alias from the Web
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Henry Konah Koffie, 32, who according to court records goes by the alias Narcoboss, was identified in a recent New York Times article as a prolific vendor of opiates on a dark web site known as Alphabay.
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And, accordingly, Khrushchev sought to influence the outcome to his liking: Alexander Feklisov, then the KGB station chief in Washington under the alias ‘
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The company says the alias was created to help the former CEO avoid a flood of messages after environmental activists obtained his actual email address.
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Around January 1991, Lewis applied for Social Security benefits under his real Social Security number and then around July 1994 applied for benefits under his alias, the indictment says.
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New Hampshire State Police are looking for anyone who recognizes the man, a drifter known as Bob Evans who used several aliases and lived in or traveled through numerous states from about 1980 through 2002.
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In May, search warrants executed on the two suspects’ Facebook accounts uncovered other possible aliases used by Diaz.
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The alias is often used in custody cases to protect the identity of children.
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And her mother, a woman with a name that, spelled differently, would appear on that desk blotter years later, perhaps as her daughter thought quickly for an alias.
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Origin and Etymology of alias
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Definition of alias for Students
: otherwise known as Samuel Clemens, alias Mark Twain wrote many stories about life on the Mississippi.
Definition of alias for Students
: a false name The criminal used several aliases.
Law Dictionary
Legal Definition of alias
: otherwise called : also known as John Thomas Nolan, alias Legs Diamond
Origin and Etymology of alias
Latin, otherwise, from alius other
alias
Legal Definition of alias
: an assumed or additional name
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Legal Definition of alias
: issued after the original instrument has not produced any action an alias tax warrant an alias summons — compare pluries
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