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John Doe

noun

A hypothetical average man. Synonyms: Joe Bloggs, Joe Blow, man in the street.

An unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings.

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"John Doe" Quotes from Famous Books

... gentlemen, repeatedly set together by the ears by lawyers of different denominations: two fictitious names formerly used in law proceedings, but now very seldom, having for several years past been supplanted by two other honest peaceable gentlemen, namely, John Doe and Richard Roe. ...

— 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue • Captain Grose et al.

Words linked to "John Doe" : jurisprudence, party, common man, law, common person, commoner