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Definition of In name
1. Adverb. By title or repute though not in fact. "He's a doctor in name only"
Definition of In name
1. Prepositional phrase. Nominally, not essentially. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of In Name
Literary usage of In name
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of the Law of Private Corporations by William Meade Fletcher (1920)
"Change in name after compliance with conditions. Where a foreign corporation has
complied with the requirements of a statute regulating its right to do ..."
2. A Treatise on the Law of Evidence by Samuel March Phillipps (1822)
"... but proved to have been made afterwards. ( 1 ) One other instance of variance,
which occurred in the 9. in name of above-cited case of Forman v. ..."
3. A General Abridgment of Law and Equity: Alphabetically Digested Under Proper by Charles Viner (1793)
"ij 7' *5' county, and makes livery in the land in one place in name of ...
an 1 makes livery in the acre 'f fee in name of both the acres, this is a good ..."
4. A Treatise on the American Law of Landlord and Tenant by John Neilson Taylor (1887)
"Act tinder Power to be in Name of Principal. — Another general rule with regard
to the execution of an authority is, that an act done under a power of ..."