identity paradenoun [ C ]
uk/aɪˈden.tɪ.ti pəˌreɪd/us/aɪˈden.t̬ə.t̬i pəˌreɪd/UK US line-upa row of people, including a person who is believed to have committed a crime, who are shown to a witness (= person who saw the crime) to find out if the witness recognizes that person
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Detection & solving crimes
- all-points bulletin
- APB
- breath test
- breathalyse
- Breathalyser
- fingerprint
- frisk
- genetic fingerprinting
- informant
- lie detector
- manhunt
- mugshot
- neighbourhood watch
- offender profile
- RBT
- reconstruction
- reward
- rogues' gallery
- sleuth
- videofit
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