What is the meaning of Alias?

  • (n.) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
  • (n.) Another name; an assumed name.
  • (adv.) At another time.
  • (adv.) Otherwise; otherwise called; -- a term used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of any one who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful; as, Smith, alias Simpson.
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APAWebster's. (2011). alias. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/alias/definitions/1972329
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "alias" http://smartdefine.org/alias/definitions/1972329 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, alias, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/alias/definitions/1972329>.
MLAWebster's. "alias" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/alias/definitions/1972329>
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