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John Doe (male) and Jane Doe (female) are multiple-use placeholder names that are used in the British and US-American legal system and aside generally in the United Kingdom and the United States when the true name of a person is unknown or is being intentionally concealed.
20 Οκτ 2023 · We all know that "John Doe" is used instead of real person's name as a placeholder if a person is found dead and unidentified, as our little detective scene above illustrates. But is John Doe ever used for the living? Why yes. The FBI hunts for numerous potential criminals, identifying the unknown as John Doe.
23 Μαΐ 2024 · Why is "John Doe" Used As a Name for an Anonymous Person? The use of "John Doe" as a name for anonymous or unidentified people dates to 13th century England, when the name was first used in legal documents to protect the identity of witnesses.
John Doe has been used to denote a fictitious legal party in English-speaking common-law jurisdictions since the 1600s. Other common names for fictitious parties include Richard Roe and William Stiles . Why John Doe was chosen for this purpose is frankly a matter of conjecture.
John Doe is perhaps the most renowned of the names, but who is this man of ubiquity? His origin is in law, although today he plays a meaningful role in psychiatry, advertising, and literature as well.
John Doe may be used for a specific person who is known but cannot be identified by name. The form Jane Doe is often used for anonymous females, and Richard Roe is often used when more than one unknown or fictitious person is named in a lawsuit.
