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NICKNAME Definition & Legal Meaning

Definition & Citations:

A short name; one niclccd or cut off for the sake of brevity, without conveying an idea of opprobrium, and frequently evincing the strongest affection or the most perfect familiarity. North Carolina Inst. v. Norwood, 45 N. C. 74.

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