Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

ALIAS (Lat. for " at another time ")

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 661 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

See also:

ALIAS (See also:Lat. for " at another See also:time ")  , a See also:term used to connect the different names of a See also:person who has passed under more than one, in See also:order to conceal his identity, or for other reasons; or, compendiously, to describe the adopted name . The expression See also:alias diclus was formerly used in legal indictments, and pleadings where See also:absolute precision was necessary in identifying the person to be charged, as "See also:John See also:Jones, alias diclus See also:James See also:Smith." The See also:adoption of a name other than a See also:man's baptismal or surname need not necessarily be for the purpose of deception or See also:fraud; pseudonyms or nicknames fall thus under the description of an alias . Where a person is married under an alias, the See also:marriage is void when both parties have knowingly and wilfully connived at the adoption of the alias, with a fraudulent intention . But if one of the parties to a marriage has acquired a new name by use and reputation, or if the true name of any one of the parties is not known to the other, the use of an alias in these cases will not affect the validity of the marriage .

End of Article: ALIAS (Lat. for " at another time ")
[back]
ALIAGA
[next]
ALIBI (Lat. for "elsewhere")

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.