: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld
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In 2022, Miller resubmitted Jane Doe's fingerprints to the FBI.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The lone witness at Budd’s preliminary hearing was his alleged victim, known in court only as Jane Doe.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
In December 2015, Epstein’s employees deposited seven months’ worth of rent into Jane Doe’s Bank of America account, according to the suit.
—Chase Jordan
october 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Jane Doe’s rebuttal The plaintiffs counter that Royal Caribbean is greatly downplaying the injury the victims suffered.
—Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The lone witness at Budd’s preliminary hearing was his alleged victim, known in court only as Jane Doe.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
In December 2015, Epstein’s employees deposited seven months’ worth of rent into Jane Doe’s Bank of America account, according to the suit.
—Chase Jordan
october 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Jane Doe’s rebuttal The plaintiffs counter that Royal Caribbean is greatly downplaying the injury the victims suffered.
—Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Jane Doe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jane%20Doe. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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Jane Doe
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: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld
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