Meanings
plural identity parades
- IrelandUKgovernmentA 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.
He moved through the circle and sat down on Cost’s left like a criminal taking his place in an identity parade.
1943, Graham Greene, The Ministry of Fear, London: Heinemann, published 1950, Book 1, Chapter 4, p. 611 more example
‘I deny it, I utterly deny it, my movements were those I’ve given you.’ ‘Yet you refuse to take part in an identity parade?’
1984, Alan Hunter, chapter 6, in The Unhanged Man, New York: Walker, pages 87–88Synonyms: identification parade, lineup, police lineup
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
German Gegenüberstellung
- Gegenüberstellungprocess
Polish okazanie
- okazanieprocess
Tamil அடையாள அணிவகுப்பு
- அடையாள அணிவகுப்பு (aṭaiyāḷa aṇivakuppu)process
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