Anonymous
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Without name. Books published without the name of the author are said to be anonymous. Cases in the reports of which the names of the parties are not given are said to be anonymous.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Without name. Books published without the name of the author are said to be anonymous: Cases in the reports of ■which the names of the parties are not given are said to be anonymous. An anonymous society in the Mexican code is one which has no firm name and is designated by the particular designation of the object of the undertaking. The shareholders are liable for debts only to the extent of their shares.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
ab. anon. Without name; applied to reported cases in which the names of the parties do not appear.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Nameless; wanting a Nameornames. <A publication, withholding the name of the author, is said to be anonymous. Cases are sometimes reported anonymously, z. e., without giving the names of the parties. Abbreviated to “Anon.”
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
Designates a case reported with the names of the parties omitted. Abbreviated Anon.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
Without name. This word is applied to such books, letters, or papers which are published without the author’s name. No man is bound to publish his name in connexion with a book or paper he has published, but if the publication is libellous, he is equally responsible as if his name were published...