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  1. Learn the meaning and usage of the idiom in the name of something, which can express a motive, a representation, or a possession. See examples, synonyms, and translations in different languages.

  2. IN THE NAME OF SOMETHING meaning: 1. (said or done) in order to help a particular thing succeed: 2. representing someone or…. Learn more.

  3. 1 using the authority of somebody/something; as a representative of somebody/something: I arrest you in the name of the law. 2 used to give a reason or an excuse for doing something, often when what you are doing is wrong: new laws introduced in the name of national security.

  4. 2 meanings: using as a name a. for the sake of b. by the sanction or authority of.... Click for more definitions.

  5. in the name of. Under the designation of, as in They burned witches at the stake in the name of piety . [Late 1300s] in one's own name . On one's own behalf, as in Mary signed the check for John in her own name . [Late 1800s]

  6. Learn the various meanings and uses of the word name as a noun, verb, and adjective. See synonyms, examples, phrases, and word history of name.