Richard Roe

American  

[roh] / roʊ /

noun

1. a fictitious name used in legal proceedings for a male party whose true name is not known, used especially as the second such name when two male persons are involved whose real names have not been ascertained.

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Etymology

Origin of Richard Roe

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The four others who have sued are also seeking to retain their anonymity: John Doe, Charles Coe, Michael Moe and Richard Roe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2021

In the final pages, Richard Roe is relieved of duty after a breakdown—Green’s rebuke to the evolving myth of the stoical “Blitz spirit”—and becomes frustrated as he struggles to recapture the experience of firefighting:

From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2016

In Ultra-Secretive Case, One Veil May Be Lifted The case of John Doe and Richard Roe may be about to take a small step toward transparency.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2012

The lawyer, Frederick M. Oberlander, has been described in court records as Richard Roe.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2012

V'y the coping-stone I'll not go for to deny, sir," said Mr. Shrig, stroking his smooth brow, "but t'other time it were my friend and pal the Corp 'ere,—Corporal Richard Roe, late Grenadiers.

From The Amateur Gentleman by Farnol, Jeffery