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单词 in the name of
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in the name of in British English

or under the name of
using as a name
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in the name of in British English

a. 
for the sake of
b. 
by the sanction or authority of
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in the name of in American English

1. 
in appeal or reference to
2. 
by the authority of; as the representative of
3. 
as belonging to
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Examples of 'in the name of' in a sentence
in the name of

But no one has ever given so much as Laura in the name of friendship.
Martin, Joy THE IMAGE OF LAURA (2001)
The last thing he needed was an uncontrollable ten-year-old reeking havoc in their camp in the name of the Overlord.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
I would be happy enough to give Henry here his bones back in the name of common sense, or maybe common decency.
Tony Hillerman TALKING GOD (2001)

All related terms of 'in the name of'

in the name of sth
If you do something in the name of an ideal or an abstract thing, you do it in order to preserve or promote that thing.
rejoice in the name of
If you say that a person or thing rejoices in the name of something, you mean that they have a silly or amusing name.
in sb's name/in the name of sb
If something is in someone's name , it officially belongs to them or is reserved for them.
in the name of sb/in sb's name
If someone does something in the name of a group of people, they do it as the representative of that group.
in the name of sb/in the name of sth
People sometimes use expressions such as ' in the name of heaven ' or ' in the name of humanity ' to add emphasis to a question or request .
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