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n

Phrase used before a list of names used by a specific individual in order to avoid confusion about the personÂ’s true identity or by others when referring to the individual. See also a.k.a. and alias.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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