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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—J

John Doe

At one time used in law pleadings for an hypothetical plaintiff; the supposititious defendant being “Richard Roe.” These fictions are not now used.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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