profilingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈprəʊ.faɪ.lɪŋ/us/ˈproʊ.faɪ.lɪŋ/the activity of collecting information about someone, especially a criminal, in order to give a description of them
See also
psychological profile
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Detection & solving crimes
- all-points bulletin
- APB
- breath test
- breathalyse
- Breathalyser
- fingerprint
- frisk
- genetic fingerprinting
- identity parade
- informant
- lie detector
- manhunt
- mugshot
- neighbourhood watch
- RBT
- reconstruction
- reward
- rogues' gallery
- sleuth
- videofit
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