(Law) (a) Otherwise; otherwise called;—a term used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of any one who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful; as, Smith, alias Simpson. (b) At another time.
Noun
(Law) (a) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect. (b) Another name; an assumed name.
