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JOHN DOE

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• JOHN DOE (noun)
The noun JOHN DOE has 2 senses:

1. a hypothetical average man
2. an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings

Familiarity information: JOHN DOE used as a noun is rare.

• JOHN DOE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A hypothetical average man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Joe Bloggs; Joe Blow; John Doe; man in the street

Hypernyms ("John Doe" is a kind of...):

common man; common person; commoner (a person who holds no title)

Sense 2

John Doe ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

An unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("John Doe" is a kind of...):

party (a person involved in legal proceedings)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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