"racial profiling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: racial profilings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} racial profiling (usually uncountable, plural racial profilings)
  1. (public policy, law enforcement) The practice (usually considered discreditable), by some police and other officials, of treating members of certain racial groups as more likely to be involved in criminal or other antisocial behavior than members of other racial groups. Wikipedia link: racial profiling Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Racism Related terms: racial profile, racially-profile, racial profiler, racial discrimination Translations (practice): 種族歸納 (Chinese Mandarin), 种族归纳 (zhǒngzú guīnà) (Chinese Mandarin), 種族貌相 (Chinese Mandarin), 种族貌相 (zhǒngzú màoxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 種族臉譜化 (Chinese Mandarin), 种族脸谱化 (zhǒngzú liǎnpǔhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), 種族定性 (Chinese Mandarin), 种族定性 (zhǒngzú dìngxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), etnische profilering [feminine] (Dutch), etninen profilointi (Finnish)

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