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:… … Law dictionary
jane doe — is a name given to an unidentified female who may be party to legal proceedings, or to an unidentified person in hospital, or dead. John Doe is the male equivalent … The small dictionary of idiomes
Jane Doe — [ˌdʒeın ˈdəu US ˈdou] n [U and C] AmE used especially by the police to refer to a woman whose name is not known →↑John Doe … Dictionary of contemporary English
Jane Doe — [ ,dʒeın dou ] noun count AMERICAN 1. ) a woman whose name is not known. The name for such a man is John Doe. 2. ) an average ordinary woman … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Jane Doe — Jane′ Doe′ [[t]ˈdʒeɪn ˈdoʊ[/t]] n. law a fictitious name used in legal proceedings for a female whose name is unknown Compare John Doe Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
Jane Doe — Jane Doe is a name given to an unidentified female who may be party to legal proceddings, or to an unidentied person in hospital, or dead. John Doe is the male equivalent … Dictionary of English idioms
Jane Doe — n. DOE … English World dictionary
Jane Doe — John Doe Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. En anglais, John Doe (version féminine : Jane Doe) est une expression pouvant désigner une personne non identifiée, ou servir de nom… … Wikipédia en Français
Jane Doe — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Jane Doe – Allein gegen alle! Originaltitel Jane Doe … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jane Doe — UK [ˌdʒeɪn ˈdəʊ] / US [ˌdʒeɪn ˈdoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms Jane Doe : singular Jane Doe plural Jane Does American a woman whose name is not known. The name for such a man is John Doe … English dictionary