Alias

Concept of Alias in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Alias: Latin for “otherwise”. Commonly meaning that a person is known by more than one name. In some states, indicated by the letters AKA (also known as).

Concept of Alias in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Alias: Latin for “otherwise”. Commonly meaning that a person is known by more than one name. In some states, indicated by the letters AKA (also known as).

Concept of “Alias”

Traditional meaning of alias in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Otherwise; at another time; formerly. Sometimes used to indicate an assumed name; see 39 N.Y. 250. Alius dictus: otherwise called. The name by which a defendant is known, which is added to his real name for the purpose of suit; see 3 Caines, 219. Alias writ: a second writ, issued after a previous one has been issued in the same cause without effect; see 3rd Book (“Of Private Wrongs”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England283; 4 id. 319.

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Notes and References

1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Alias”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.

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Meaning of Alias

In this law dictionary, the legal term alias is a kind of the Legal History class.

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