Jane Doe

noun

: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld

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According to a lawsuit filed in the New York County Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 14, and obtained by PEOPLE, a woman, who identified herself as Jane Doe, claimed that the music mogul assaulted her in July 2001. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 15 May 2025 From Robinson taking a shower before the assaults and putting a towel on the bed to prevent stains, the tales from Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 2, Jane Doe 3 and Jane Doe 4 are remarkably similar in the worst of ways. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 May 2025 With Liles on the offensive, lawyers for the Jane Doe are fighting back. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025 The woman, identified anonymously as Jane Doe, was allegedly invited to the party by Combs' limousine driver. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Jane Doe

Word History

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Jane Doe was in 1703

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“Jane Doe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jane%20Doe. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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Jane Doe

noun
: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld
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