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photospread

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

Noun

photospread (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

Forms of photospread

pluralphotospreads

Origin of photospread

From photo- + spread.

Questions about photospread

What does photospread mean?
Photospread means a police technique for identifying a person by having a witness select the person's photograph from a group.
What part of speech is photospread?
Photospread is a noun.
What is the plural of photospread?
The plural of photospread is photospreads.

Words near photospread in the dictionary

  1. photospectroscopically
  2. photospectroscopy
  3. photosphere
  4. photospheres
  5. photospheric
  6. photospread
  7. photospreads
  8. photostabilities
  9. photostability
  10. photostabilization
  11. photostabilize

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