Misnomer in United States

Misnomer Definition

The use of a wrong name in designating any person in any instrument or proceeding. In contracts and deeds, a misnomer is generally immaterial if the person intended can be ascertained. 11 Coke, 20; 1 Ld. Raym. 304. In a pleading, a misnomer of a party is ground of abatement, while misnomer of a third person is or is not a fatal variance, accordingly as it is or is not material. See “Idem Sonans.”

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Misnomer	Misnomer in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia.

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Legal Issue for Attorneys

The use of a wrong name in designating any person in any instrument or proceeding. In contracts and deeds, a misnomer is generally immaterial if the person intended can be ascertained. 11 Coke, 20; 1 Ld. Raym. 304. In a pleading, a misnomer of a party is ground of abatement, while misnomer of a third person is or is not a fatal variance, accordingly as it is or is not material. See “Idem Sonans.”

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This definition of Misnomer is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.

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