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Definition of Jane doe
1. Noun. An unknown or fictitious woman who is a party to legal proceedings.
Definition of Jane doe
1. Noun. (idiomatic) Female equivalent of John Doe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jane Doe
Literary usage of Jane doe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Capital of Human Rights?: Abuses in the State of Georgia by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1996)
"His relationship with jane doe 14 is illustrative. Over a three-month period, he
had sexual intercourse with her on repeated occasions. ..."
2. All Too Familiar: Sexual Abuse of Women in U.S. State Prisons by Dorothy Q. Thomas (1996)
"The first time jane doe 85 had sex with Philyaw, he called her into the room,
... jane doe 85 told us that she and Philyaw had sexual relations on four or ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Courts of Ohio by Carl Gustave Jahn, Circuit Courts, Ohio Circuit Courts, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court (1899)
"It is clear in this case, that so far as jane doe is concerned, ... Manning by
jane doe, or was it the purpose and intent to extort from jane doe the ..."
4. A Practical Treatise Upon the Criminal Law and Practice of the State of New by John H. Colby (1868)
"And, whereas, we have duly examined the said jane doe, on oath, in the presence
of the said William Gray, concerning and touching the father of said child, ..."
5. Statistical Report by New York (N.Y.). Police Dept (1906)
"On May 19, 1908, there arrived by the steamship Mauretania an alien woman named
jane doe who was arrested on a warrant issued by the Department of Commerce ..."
6. The American Lawyer, and Business-man's Form-book: Containing Forms and by Delos White Beadle (1860)
"In trust to convey the said land and premises to such, person or persons as she,
the said jane doe, by her last will and testament, or by an instrument in ..."
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