Also known as: by name
Written by attorneys · grounded in primary & secondary sources — see below
An adverb indicating that a person or thing is identified expressly by name or by specific description rather than by a general class or group label.
Nathan Nguyen issues a promissory note payable to account number 789456 at First Bank. When the note is presented for payment, the bank treats the instrument as payable to the person holding that account. The holder status is determined solely by the account number under the applicable rule.
Nigel Nelson contributes to a political action committee that must disclose donors. The statute requires the committee to list Nigel by his full legal name in public filings. The disclosure obligation is satisfied only because the contributor is identified nominatim rather than by a general description.
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Nexus Technologies sues Static Control Components alleging false advertising. The court examines whether Nexus is the party whose commercial interests the statute protects. Because the complaint names Nexus explicitly, the standing inquiry proceeds on an individualized basis.
Metromedia, Inc. challenges a city ordinance restricting outdoor advertising. The ordinance applies to Metromedia because the company is listed by name as the owner of multiple billboards. The court therefore analyzes the regulation's impact on that specific entity rather than on a broader class of advertisers.
Curtis Publishing Co. publishes an article accusing a named college coach of misconduct. The coach, identified by name in the story, brings a libel action. Because the publication singled out the coach individually, the actual-malice standard applies directly to that plaintiff.
Morrissette is charged with converting government property described as particular surplus bomb casings. The indictment lists the exact items by serial number and location. Because the property is identified nominatim, the court rejects any claim that the charge is too vague to support conviction.
Identifying a beneficiary nominatim means listing the person by name or specific description so that the beneficiary's identity and share are fixed. This approach creates a gift to individuals rather than a class gift, preventing later-born or after-adopted persons from being added.
Nominatim identification fixes the beneficiaries by name or number, creating inflexible shares. A class gift, by contrast, uses a group label such as "children" and permits the number of takers to fluctuate.
Yes. An instrument payable to an account identified only by number is treated as payable to the person entitled to that account, satisfying the requirement of specific identification.
…felony under which they could imprison him for ten years. . . ." Although neither of these statements mentions respondent by name, he contended that the word "police" in the third paragraph referred to him as the Montgomery Commissioner who supervised the Police Department, so that he was being accused of "ringing"…