SINCE 1828
sub nomine
preposition
sub nom·i·ne
| \ ˌsəb-ˈnä-mə-nē, -ˌnā; ˈsu̇b-ˈnō-mē-ˌnā\
Legal Definition of sub nomine
: under the name of
the testator made him a trustee sub nomine “Charlie Smith”
—often used in full or abbreviated form in legal citations to indicate the name under which the litigation continued
Castro v. Beecher, 522 F. Supp. 873, 877 (D. Mass. 1981), aff'd sub nom. NAACP v. Beecher, 679 F.2d 965 (1st Cir. 1982)
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