"identity parade" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: identity parades [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} identity parade (plural identity parades)
  1. (UK, Ireland, law enforcement) A process by which a witness confirms the identity of a criminal suspect, by viewing the suspect together with other people who were not involved in the crime. Wikipedia link: identity parade Tags: Ireland, UK Categories (topical): Law enforcement Synonyms: identification parade, lineup, police lineup Translations (process): Gegenüberstellung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-identity_parade-en-noun-XOTpA6bP Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English Topics: government, law-enforcement

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