- John Doe or Jane Doe
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A fictitious name used for centuries in the law when a specific person is not known by name.
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John Doe or Jane Doe
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John Doe — John Doe, weibliche Form: Jane Doe, ist ein englischer Platzhaltername für fiktive oder nicht identifizierte Personen. John war lange Zeit der häufigste englische Männername. Doe bezeichnet eine Hirschkuh. Der Begriff ist vor allem in den USA… … Deutsch Wikipedia
John Doe (disambiguation) — John Doe or Jane Doe is a name used for an anonymous person.John Doe may also refer to: * John Doe (comics), an Italian comic book * John Doe (musician), American singer, songwriter and poet * John Doe ( Se7en ), a character from the film Se7en * … Wikipedia
John Doe — / jän dō/ n: a party to legal proceedings (as a suspect) whose true name is unknown or withheld compare jane roe, richard roe Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
john doe — is a name given to an unidentified male who may be party to legal proceedings, or to an unidentified person in hospital, or dead. Jane Doe is the female equivalent … The small dictionary of idiomes
John Doe — John′ Doe′ [[t]doʊ[/t]] n. 1) an anonymous, average man 2) law a fictitious name used in legal proceedings for a male party whose true name is not known Compare Jane Doe Richard Roe 3) cvb an unidentified man: The police were looking for a John… … From formal English to slang
John Doe — n [U and C] AmE used especially by the police to refer to a man whose name is not known →↑Jane Doe … Dictionary of contemporary English
John Doe — [ ,dʒan dou ] noun count AMERICAN a man whose name is not known. The name for such a woman is Jane Doe … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
john Doe — John Doe is a name given to an unidentified male who may be party to legal proceedings, or to an unidentified person in hospital, or dead. Jane Doe is the female equivalent. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
John Doe — John Doe is a name given to an unidentified male who may be party to legal proceddings, or to an unidentied person in hospital, or dead. Jane Doe is the female equivalent … Dictionary of English idioms
John Doe — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. En anglais, John Doe (version féminine : Jane Doe) est une expression pouvant désigner une personne non identifiée ou un homme de la rue. L… … Wikipédia en Français
