Meanings
plural assumed names
- An alias, especially one adopted in order to deceive others.
1 more example
Spy Lu Defeng, who was arrested by the Dandong City Public Security Bureau, is also called Lu Yongde. His assumed name is Fan Zheng and his code is 8977. He is a male, 50 years old and a native of Kuandian County. Before being arrested, he was a teacher of the workers' education section of the Dandong City paper pulp plant.
1983 June 28 [1983 June 26], “Two Taiwan Spies Arrested in Liaoning”, in Daily Report: China, number 125, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Shenyang Liaoning Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, China: PRC National Affairs, page K 17
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish salanimi, alias
- salanimiAn alias, especially one adopted in order to deceive
- aliasAn alias, especially one adopted in order to deceive
- peitenimiAn alias, especially one adopted in order to deceive
Irish ainm bréige
- ainm bréigeAn alias, especially one adopted in order to deceive
Polish przybrane imię
- przybrane imięAn alias, especially one adopted in order to deceive
Cite this entry
assumed name. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assumed%20name
“assumed name.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assumed%20name. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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