- John Doe and Richard Roe
- John Doe and Richard Roe nounImaginary plaintiff and opponent in the old legal action for ejectment, proverbial as a legal fiction• • •Main Entry: ↑John
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John Doe — The name John Doe is used as a placeholder name for a male party, in a legal action, case or discussion, whose true identity is either unknown or must be withheld for legal reasons. The name is also used to refer to a male corpse or hospital… … Wikipedia
John Doe — noun a) A fictitious name used in the legal documents for an unknown or anonymous male person. 1885: i.e. to Tom, Dick or Harry: the names like John Doe and Richard Roe are used indefinitely in Arab. mdash; The Book of the Thousand Nights and a… … Wiktionary
John Doe — John Doe, weibliche Form: Jane Doe, ist ein englischer Platzhaltername für fiktive oder nicht identifizierte Personen. John war lange Zeit der häufigste englische Männername. Doe bezeichnet eine Hirschkuh. Der Begriff ist vor allem in den USA… … Deutsch Wikipedia
John Doe — Synonyms and related words: Everyman, Jane Doe, Public, Richard Roe, alias, anonym, assumed name, body politic, citizenry, common man, commonwealth, community, community at large, estate, everybody, everyman, everyone, everywoman, false name,… … Moby Thesaurus
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 un homme de la rue. L… … Wikipédia en Français
John Doe — /dʒɒn ˈdoʊ/ (say jon doh) noun 1. (a name used in legal proceedings for an unknown or unidentified male, or for a male whose name cannot be revealed.) 2. (a name used for an unidentified male corpse, as in a morgue.) Compare Jane Doe. {from the… …
Roe v. Wade — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Roe v. Wade ArgueDate=December 9 ArgueYear=1971 ReargueDate=October 11 ReargueYear=1972 DecideDate=January 22 DecideYear=1973 FullName=Jane Roe, et al. v. Henry Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County Citation=93 S. Ct. 705; … Wikipedia
John Roberts — For other people named John Roberts, see John Roberts (disambiguation). John Roberts 17th Chief Justice of the United States Incumbent … Wikipedia
Sir George Hayes — (1805–1869), judge, justice of the Queen s Bench.Hayes, second son of Sheedy Hayes, a West Indian proprietor, by Catherine, daughter of John Westgate, was born in Judd Place, Somers Town, London, on 19 June 1805, and educated at Highgate School… … Wikipedia
Titius — /tish(iy)as/ In Roman law, a proper name, frequently used in designating an indefinite or fictitious person, or a person referred to by way of illustration. Titius and Seius, in this use, correspond to John Doe and Richard Roe, or to A.B. and C.D … Black's law dictionary
