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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

When the identity or the real name of a certain person is unknown...

I have tried everything to recall that word from my memory, it's just useless. When the identity or the real name of a certain person is unknown, we use a certain name as a substitute. Could you tell me that name?
  

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Hi Jackson, Is this the word you're looking for? John Doe noun 1 US LEGAL a name used in a law court for a person whose real name is kept secret or is not known A woman would be referred to as Jane Doe. ) Cheers, NP

— NewPhilologist

  • Hi Jackson, Is this the word you're looking for?
  • John Doe noun 1 US LEGAL a name used in a law court for a person whose real name is kept secret or is not known A woman would be referred to as Jane Doe.
  • ) Cheers, NP
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Hi Jackson,

Is this the word you're looking for?

John Doe noun
1 US LEGAL a name used in a law court for a person whose real name is kept secret or is not known

A woman would be referred to as Jane Doe.

(If you, like me, are an avid Criminal Minds fan, UnSub might be the word you're looking for.)

Cheers,
NP
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NewPhilologist
Hi Jackson,

Is this the word you're looking for?

John Doe noun
1 US LEGAL a name used in a law court for a person whose real name is kept secret or is not known

A woman would be referred to as Jane Doe.

(If you, like me, are an avid Criminal Minds fan, UnSub might be the wo
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