
in the name of
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English Dictionaryin the name of sb (
ALSO in sb's name)
for someone or belonging to someone:
I've come to collect my tickets - I reserved them by phone yesterday in the name of Tremin.
The house is in my wife's name. [TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲
in the name of sb/sth (
ALSO in sb's/sth's name)
doing something as a representative of someone or something:
In old movies the police shouted "Open up in the name of (= by the right of) the law" before they broke the door down.
They were arrested in the name of the king.
As members of the union, we have the right to know what action the union is taking in our name. [TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲
in the name of sth (
ALSO in sth's name)
(said or done) in order to help a particular thing succeed:
Much blood has been spilled in the name of religion. [TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲
Idiomsin the name ofin the name of (something)if bad things are done in the name of something, they are done in order to help that thing succeed.
When you think about the atrocities that have been committed in the name of religion, you start to wonder what it's all about. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
in the name of somethingin the name of (something)if bad things are done in the name of something, they are done in order to help that thing succeed.
When you think about the atrocities that have been committed in the name of religion, you start to wonder what it's all about. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲