With appeal to; by; often used to introduce oaths
In the name of all things sacred, please stop that screaming!
By the authority of.
In the name of the law, come out with your hands up.
Under the name or possession of.
He put the house in the name of his children.
Under the designation or excuse of.
These additional checks at airports are justified in the name of security.
Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
In the name of Hippocrates, doctors have invented the most exquisite form of torture ever known to man: survival. Luis Buñuel
Anyone who speaks in the name of others is always an impostor. Emil Cioran
In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you. Leo Tolstoy
When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find that far more, and far more hideous, crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion. C. P. Snow
You have to suffer in the name of fashion. Spanish Proverb