photospread

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noun

A police technique for identifying a person by having a witness select the person's photograph from a group.

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Meanings

nounphotospread (plural photospreads)

plural photospreads

  1. A police technique for identifying a person by having a witness select the person's photograph from a group.

    -At trial, officers who administered photospreads present positive identifications as evidence, and witnesses usually testify, too.

    2018, Marc H. Bornstein, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development

Origin

From photo- + spread.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

apostrophed
Cite this entry
APA

photospread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photospread

MLA

“photospread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photospread. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photospread,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photospread.

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