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Meaning of "John Doe" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES JOHN DOE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

John Doe

The names "John Doe" for males, "Jane Doe" or "Jane Roe" for females, or "Jonnie Doe" and "Janie Doe" for children, or just "Doe" non-gender-specifically are used as placeholder names for a party whose true identity is unknown or must be withheld in a legal action, case, or discussion. The names are also used to refer to a corpse or hospital patient whose identity is unknown. This practice is widely used in the United States and Canada, but is rarely used in other English-speaking countries including the United Kingdom itself, from where the use of "John Doe" in a legal context originates. The names Joe Bloggs or John Smith are used in the UK instead, as well as in Australia and New Zealand.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JOHN DOE

John Barleycorn
John Birch Society
John Bull
John Bullish
John Bullishness
John Bullism
John Chrysostom
John Dory
John Hancock
John Henry
John Hop
John I
John II
John III
John IV
John Lewis list
John o´Groats
John of Austria
John of Damascus
John of Gaunt

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOHN DOE

aloe
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Coe
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GI Joe
Glencoe
hoe
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Jane Doe
Joe
Monroe
Poe
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Tahoe
toe
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Synonyms and antonyms of John Doe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «John Doe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOHN DOE

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The translations of John Doe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «John Doe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

李四
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

John Doe
570 millions of speakers

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John Doe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जॉन डो
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فلان الفلاني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

John Doe
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

John Doe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জন ডো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homme de la rue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

John Doe
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

John Doe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジョン·ドウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신원 미상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

John Doe
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

John Doe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜான் டோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जॉन डो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

John Doe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

John Doe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

John Doe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

John Doe
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

John Doe
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

John Doe
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

John Doe
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

John Doe
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

John Doe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of John Doe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JOHN DOE»

The term «John Doe» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.104 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JOHN DOE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «John Doe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «John Doe» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about John Doe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOHN DOE»

Discover the use of John Doe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to John Doe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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God Knows His Name: The True Story of John Doe
She contributes a foreword to this book. As death approached for the man known only as John Doe No. 24, his one-time nurse Donna Romine reflected sadly on his mystery. “Ah, well,” she said, “God knows his name.”
David Bakke, 2000
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John Doe Level 1 Book with Audio CD Pack
When he leaves the hospital, he goes to the house of the nurse who looked after him, and events take a very sinister turn. Contains a paperback and Audio CD with complete text recordings from the book.
Antoinette Moses, Philip Prowse, 2000
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Getting Over John Doe
Is there anything worse than being in love with someone who -- suddenly, out of the blue, with no reason at all -- stops loving you back? Here is a remedy for that all-too-familiar chapter in every girl's life: getting dumped.
Suzanne Yalof, 2009
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Recreating John Doe
Recreating John DoeAnh LeodA man waiting to act.
Anh Leod, 2008
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Sobriety and Beyond
This is a wonderful resource for discovering the spiritual contentment, mental peace and everyday joys to be found in the Twelve Steps.
Father John Doe, 2013
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John Doe: A Rizzoli & Isles Short Story
Don’t miss the thrilling preview of Tess Gerritsen’s new Rizzoli & Isles novel, Last to Die.
Tess Gerritsen, 2012
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Sobriety Without End
Father Doe believes that by continually growing both mentally and spiritually we strengthen our sobriety and prepare ourselves to deal with all the challenges life has in store for us.
John Doe, Ralph Pfau, 1997
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John Doe Level 1
Antoinette Moses. 'We're going to find out who you are,' said Doctor Cox. He sat on the man's bed and smiled at him. 'You must be somebody's husband or somebody's son or somebody's brother. Somewhere there are people looking for you, ...
Antoinette Moses, 1999
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In Love with John Doe
Potent sex appeal, smarts, irresistible charm...the patient assigned to social worker Lexi Brennan's care had everything--except any idea who he was!
Cindy Kirk, 2010
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John Doe (A Rizzoli and Isles short story)
It should have been a night to remember, but Maura Isles can't recall a thing.
Tess Gerritsen, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOHN DOE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term John Doe is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lawmakers renew calls for John Doe reforms
Following the state Supreme Court's decision to halt a John Doe probe into coordination between Governor Scott Walker's campaign and ... «Wisconsin Radio Network, Jul 15»
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Eric O'Keefe speaks out about John Doe Walker probe - 620 WTMJ …
On Thursday, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court put an end to the John Doe investigation into Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign once and for all. «Newsradio 620, Jul 15»
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Judge dismisses suit against USF by man suspended after sex …
The USF student, who lives in Seminole County and goes by “John Doe” in the lawsuit, argued that the school did not make adequate attempts ... «TBO.com, Jul 15»
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Wisconsin Supreme Court ends John Doe probe into Scott Walker's …
Madison bureau reporter Jason Stein sizes up Thursday's ruling and what it means for the people and policies involved in the case. 4-2 ruling ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
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John Doe Redress...
The WI Supreme Court killed the John Doe investigation that has gone on and on, but that is small comfort to those who were dragged into this ... «Germantown Now, Jul 15»
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Victory for Walker as Supreme Court Puts Brakes on John Doe
Rick Essenberg hopes one outgrowth of the court ruling, is that the Legislature enact stricter rules for John Doe investigations. Esenberg is an ... «WUWM, Jul 15»
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How many of the nearly 90 John Does indicted in rape kit cases will …
Prosecutors have indicted the "John Doe" DNA profiles of nearly 90 men based on the testing of rape kits. How many will eventually be ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
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BREAKING: 20 Alleged 'Outlaw Gangsta Crips' Arrested for 'Reign of …
On October 12, 2013, Brogdon shot victims identified in the indictment as John Doe #2 and John Doe #3 in front of 1404 Nostrand Avenue. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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OC District Attorney opposes parole of Buena Park man convicted of …
At approximately midnight on March 5, 1990, then 18-year-old Frederick lured his roommate, then 16-year-old John Doe, to a remote location ... «Orange County Breeze, Jul 15»
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Wisconsin court to rule on John Doe probe's validity
Unnamed petitioners have filed two lawsuits seeking to halt the John Doe proceeding, Wisconsin's version of a grand jury investigation where ... «Journal Times, Jul 15»

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