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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

... P., M. C., publican and sinner—such were all deservedly his titles—had thought it necessary to address to him, when he was suddenly startled by a familiar tap upon the shoulder; such a tap as leads the recipient to imagine that he is about to be honored with the affectionate salutation of some John Doe or Richard Roe of the law. Stevens turned with some feeling of annoyance, if not misgiving, and met the arch, smiling, and very complacent visage of a tall, slender young gentleman in black bushy whiskers ...

— Charlemont • W. Gilmore Simms

... corporations through the kingdom, are altogether laid aside, as of no weight, consequence, or consideration whatsoever: And the whole kingdom of Ireland nonsuited, in default of appearance; as if it were a private cause between John Doe, ...

— The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, Vol. VI; The Drapier's Letters • Jonathan Swift

Words linked to "John Doe" : man in the street, commoner, common man, Joe Blow, common person, law, party, jurisprudence