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It means using a name other than one's own to deceive or evade, and is mostly used in law enforcement in cases when a criminal assumes one or more names to evade detection for something. Spies also often assume aliases to hide their true identity. Nicknames are another matter, and not used as an attempt to deceive or evade.
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It means using a name other than one's own to deceive or evade, and is mostly used in law enforcement in cases when a criminal assumes one or more names to evade detection for something. Spies also often assume aliases to hide their true identity.
Nicknames are another matter, and not used as an attempt to deceive or evade. In casual speech and American slang, the acronym A.K.A., which
Nicknames are another matter, and not used as an attempt to deceive or evade. In casual speech and American slang, the acronym A.K.A., which
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