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identification parade

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++iˌdentifiˈcation paˌrade (also identity parade) noun [countable] British English  a process in which someone who has seen a crime take place looks at a group of people to see if they can recognize the criminal 列队辨认〔指让目击者从一群人中辨认罪犯的刑事侦查方法〕 SYN American English line-up
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identification paradeThey were going to have an identification parade.Later a hastily assembled identification parade of three sat before me.
which who Corpus someone seen a crime has in a process


identification parade
iˌdentifiˈcation paˌrade (also identity parade) noun [countable] British English
a process in which someone who has seen a crime take place looks at a group of people to see if they can recognize the criminal
   SYN  line-up American English


identification paradeBrE /aɪˌdentɪfɪˈkeɪʃn pəreɪd/ 🔊NAmE /aɪˌdentɪfɪˈkeɪʃn pəreɪd/ 🔊 noun (also informal iˈdentity parade) (both BrE) (also ˈline-up NAmE, BrE ) a row of people, including one person who is suspected of a crime, who are shown to a witness to see if he or she can recognize the criminal 辨认行列,列队认人(把嫌疑犯同其他人排在一起,让目击者辨认)