Jane Doe

Jane Doe
1) A fictitious name used for a possible female defendant who is unknown at the time a complaint is filed to start a lawsuit.
2) The temporary fictitious name given to an unidentified hospitalized or dead woman.
Category: Criminal Law
Category: Representing Yourself in Court
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


Jane Doe
A fictitious name used for centuries in the law when a specific person is not known by name.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.

Jane Doe
n.
   1) a fictitious name used for a possible female defendant who is unknown at the time a complaint is filed to start a lawsuit.
   2) the temporary fictitious name given to an unidentified hospitalized or dead woman.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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