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Jane Doe

[doh]

noun

  1. a fictitious name used in legal proceedings for a female party whose true name is not known.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jane Doe1

First recorded in 1935–40; feminine of John Doe
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Three days later, it sent out a bulletin for a gray-haired Jane Doe picked up near Echo Park Lake.

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The women filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on 6 May under the pseudonyms Jane Doe 1, 2, 3 and 4.

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The women filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on 6 May under the pseudonyms Jane Doe 1, 2, 3 and 4.

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The case was brought by a Jane Doe accuser in January 2021, and the trial began in March in Santa Monica, according to court records.

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The former assistant is referred to in court documents as Jane Doe to protect her privacy amid allegations of sexual impropriety.

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