Legal name

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe 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.NounThe 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."."

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