formally identify

Frequency: 6.86.9 per million words

To identify someone or something in an official or public way.

identifyADVERB + identify

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formally

Examples (10)

  • Someone has to formally identify the body.
  • The police will formally identify the suspect tomorrow.
  • The committee decided to formally identify the building as a historical landmark.
  • Before the inheritance can be processed, you must formally identify yourself.
  • The expert was asked to formally identify the ancient artifact.
  • Has the government formally identified the cause of the outbreak yet?
  • The witness struggled to formally identify the perpetrator.
  • It is standard procedure to formally identify all casualties of the accident.
  • They are working to formally identify the new species discovered in the rainforest.
  • Once the evidence is conclusive, we will formally identify the responsible party.