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legal name

legal name noun: the name of a natural person recognized on official records, especially as recorded on a birth certificate or as changed by a legal process.

Noun

legal name (plural legal names)

  1. The name of a natural person recognized on official records, especially as recorded on a birth certificate or as changed by a legal process.
    • He signs his name "Johnny Reb Smith", but his legal name is "Jean-Marie Smith".
  2. The name of an organization as indicated in its founding documents, or as subsequently changed by a legal process.
    • The legal name of "Jack's Mattresses" is "JM Enterprises {2006} (Illinois) Inc.".

Synonyms of legal name

Forms of legal name

plurallegal names

Questions about legal name

What does legal name mean?
Legal name means the name of a natural person recognized on official records, especially as recorded on a birth certificate or as changed by a legal process.
What part of speech is legal name?
Legal name is a noun.
What is the plural of legal name?
The plural of legal name is legal names.

Words near legal name in the dictionary

  1. legal holds
  2. legal holiday
  3. legal holidays
  4. legal instrument
  5. legal interest
  6. legal name
  7. legal names
  8. legal notice
  9. legal notices
  10. legal pad
  11. legal pads

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