idem sonans

idem sonans
(of a name) wrongly spelled, but sufficiently correct to identify someone

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  • Idem sonans — is a legal doctrine whereby a person s identity is presumed known despite the misspelling of his or her name. The presumption lies in the similarity between the Phonology, or sounds of the correct name and the name as written. Such similar… …   Wikipedia

  • idem sonans — idem so·nans / sō ˌnanz, ˌnänz/ adj [Latin, sounding the same]: relating to or being two names having the same or similar pronunciation or sound the two names are not idem sonans Johnson v. Estelle, 704 F.2d 232 (1983) the idem sonans test… …   Law dictionary

  • idem sonans — /aydam sownabnz/ Sounding the same or alike; having the same sound. A term applied to names which are substantially the same, though slightly varied in the spelling, as Lawrence and Lawrance, and the like. State v. Culbertson, 6 N.C.App. 327, 170 …   Black's law dictionary

  • idem sonans — /aydam sownabnz/ Sounding the same or alike; having the same sound. A term applied to names which are substantially the same, though slightly varied in the spelling, as Lawrence and Lawrance, and the like. State v. Culbertson, 6 N.C.App. 327, 170 …   Black's law dictionary

  • idem sonans — The same sound. The doctrine, applicable in all legal proceedings, that the use of a name being merely to designate the person intended, such object is fully accomplished where the name given to him has the same sound as his true name. State v… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • idem sonans — |īˌdemˈsōˌnanz, |iˌdemˈsōˌnän(t)s Etymology: Latin : having the same sound used of a rule in law that the occurrence in a document of a spelling of a material word that is wrong but has the sound of the word intended (as Lawrance for Lawrence or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sonans — See idem sonans …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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