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in the name of en · ADP

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English in the name of, in þe name of.

Meanings

1. With appeal to; by; often used to introduce oaths
   • In the name of all things sacred, please stop that screaming!
2. For the sake of.
3. By the authority of.
   • In the name of the law, come out with your hands up.
4. Under the name or possession of.
   • He put the house in the name of his children.
5. Under the designation or excuse of.
   • Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who led the 2014 coup against Yingluck's government in the name of ending political turmoil, has promised that an election will be held next year. 2017 August 25, Amy Sawitta Lefevre & Panarat Thepgumpanat, “Thai junta seeks Yingluck's arrest as former PM skips court verdict”, in Reuters:
   • These additional checks at airports are justified in the name of security.

Forms

Synonyms

on behalf of

Translations (60)

ar بِٱسْمِ (by the authority of) · fi nimistä (under the name of) · he בְּשֵׁם (under the excuse of) · de im Namen (with appeal to) · fr au nom de (under the excuse of) · fi nimiin (under the name of) · pl w imieniu (by the authority of) · cy yn enw (under the excuse of) · is fyrir hönd (by the authority of) · hu nevében (under the name of) · ar بِٱسْمِ (under the name of) · fr au nom de (with appeal to) · hu nevében (with appeal to) · fa به نامِ (by the authority of) · cy yn enw (with appeal to) · hu nevében (under the excuse of) · gl en nome de (with appeal to) · is í bænum (with appeal to) · ru и́менем (by the authority of) · ga in ainm (under the name of) · is í orðastað (by the authority of) · fr au nom de (under the name of) · ga in ainm (with appeal to) · fi nimessä (by the authority of) · de im Namen (under the name of) · fi nimissä (under the name of) · nl onder de naam van (under the name of) · kw a-barth (by the authority of) · gl a nome de (under the name of) · fi nimessä (with appeal to) · pl w imieniu (with appeal to) · is í nafni (by the authority of) · ga in ainm (under the excuse of) · pl w imię (under the excuse of) · cy yn enw (under the name of) · nl in naam van (with appeal to) · he בְּשֵׁם (by the authority of) · fa به نامِ (under the name of) · ru во и́мя (with appeal to) · hu nevében (by the authority of) · kw bar' (by the authority of) · pl w imieniu (under the name of) · cs ve jménu (by the authority of) · ru от и́мени (under the excuse of) · ga in ainm (by the authority of) · gl en nome de (by the authority of) · de im Namen (by the authority of) · hy հանուն (under the name of) · nl namens (by the authority of) · fr au nom de (by the authority of) · ar بِٱسْمِ (with appeal to) · fa به اسمِ (under the excuse of) · he עַל שׁוּם (under the name of) · fa به (with appeal to) · fi nimissä (under the excuse of) · de im Namen (under the excuse of) · cy yn enw (by the authority of) · ar بِٱسْمِ (under the excuse of) · ru на и́мя (under the name of) · hy հանուն (with appeal to)