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assumed names

assumed names is the plural of assumed name.

Meaning of assumed name

Noun

assumed name (plural assumed names)

  1. An alias, especially one adopted in order to deceive others.
    • 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...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...

Questions about assumed names

What is assumed names the plural of?
Assumed names is the plural of assumed name.

Words near assumed names in the dictionary

  1. assume room temperature
  2. assume the mantle
  3. assume the position
  4. assumed
  5. assumed name
  6. assumed names
  7. assumed room temperature
  8. assumed the mantle
  9. assumed the position
  10. assumedly
  11. assumedst

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