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John Doe

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002807

A fictitious name used in legal proceedings to refer to an unknown male party, particularly a plaintiff or defendant whose true identity is not yet known or is being withheld. This placeholder name allows legal actions to proceed when the actual person cannot be identified or to protect their anonymity. The female equivalent is Jane Doe.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002807
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002807",
  "term": "John Doe",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A fictitious name used in legal proceedings to refer to an unknown male party, particularly a plaintiff or defendant whose true identity is not yet known or is being withheld. This placeholder name allows legal actions to proceed when the actual person cannot be identified or to protect their anonymity. The female equivalent is Jane Doe.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/john-doe/"
}

Record 2,740 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.