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identity parade

identity parade noun: 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.

Noun

identity parade (plural identity parades)

  1. (Ireland, UK) 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.
    • 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. 61
    • ‘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 87–88
    Synonyms:
    identification parade, lineup, police lineup

identity parade meaning in Tamil

identity parade in Tamil

process
அடையாள அணிவகுப்பு aṭaiyāḷa aṇivakuppu

Synonyms of identity parade

Forms of identity parade

pluralidentity parades

Questions about identity parade

What does identity parade mean?
Identity parade means 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.
What is identity parade in Tamil?
Identity parade in Tamil is அடையாள அணிவகுப்பு (aṭaiyāḷa aṇivakuppu). See Identity parade meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is identity parade?
Identity parade is a noun.
What is the plural of identity parade?
The plural of identity parade is identity parades.

Words near identity parade in the dictionary

  1. identity matrix
  2. identity matrixes
  3. identity morphism
  4. identity morphisms
  5. identity of indiscernibles
  6. identity parade
  7. identity parades
  8. identity police
  9. identity policing
  10. identity politician
  11. identity politicians

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