Jane doe

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An unknown or anonymous female; the female equivalent of John Doe. idiomatic

    "In the amended complaint, Carter is accused of raping the then-13-year-old Jane Doe at an afterparty for the MTV Video Music Awards in the year 2000."

  2. 2
    an unknown or fictitious woman who is a party to legal proceedings wordnet

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aliasjohn doe

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"In the amended complaint, Carter is accused of raping the then-13-year-old Jane Doe at an afterparty for the MTV Video Music Awards in the year 2000."

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