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Richard Roe
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richard roe n
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: a male party to a legal proceeding whose true identity is unknown or whose true name is being withheld
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: the second of two such parties compare jane roe, john doe
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.