Definition of "Roe"

Roe¹

/ɹoʊ/

proper noun
countable and uncountable, plural Roes
1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
2. A town in Monroe County, Arkansas, United States.
proper noun
1. (US, law, US politics, informal) Ellipsis of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 US Supreme Court case which legalized abortion and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.
  Quotations
  Ultimately, Ms. Bottone said she just wanted to know whether she could keep driving in the H.O.V. lane for the remainder of her pregnancy, as she said she had in her previous pregnancies, long before the overturning of Roe.
  2022 July 12, Luke Vander Ploeg, “Can You Drive Alone in the H.O.V. Lane if You’re Pregnant? A Post-Roe Quandary.”, in The New York Times‎

Roe²

/ɹoʊ/

proper noun
1. A river in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.