Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Baby doe
a generic pseudonym for a very young child involved in litigation, esp. In the context of medical care.
DOE.
abbr. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
Doe
Jane. See JANE DOE.
Jane Doe
A fictitious name for a female party to a legal proceeding, used because the party's true identity is unknown or because her real name is being withheld. - Also termed Jane Roe; Mary Major. Cf. JOHN DOE.
John Doe
A fictitious name used in a legal proceeding to designate a person whose identity is unknown, to protect a person's known identity, or to indicate that a true defendant does not exist. Cf JANE DOE; RICHARD ROE.
John Doe summons
1 A summons to a person whose name is unknown at the time of service. 2. Tax. A summons from the Internal Revenue Service to a third party to provide information on an unnamed, unknown tax payer with potential tax liability. - Also termed third party record-custodian sum mons.
Wrongdoer
n. One who violates the law <both criminals and tortfeasors are wrongdoers>. -wrongdoing, n.