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

Mr. Oberlander responded by stating that the judge had "just put into the record that I am Richard Roe," but quickly added that the fact was hardly a secret.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2012

Details of the dispute between John Doe and Richard Roe were pieced together through a review of public documents, including appellate orders and a transcript of the 2010 hearings before Judge Glasser.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2012

Doe, John, and Richard Roe, two fictitious personages of the English law who formerly appeared in a suit of ejectment.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various