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identification parade

British

noun

a group of persons including one suspected of having committed a crime assembled for the purpose of discovering whether a witness can identify the suspect

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Senior police official Mukesh Kumar told the BBC that they have approached the court to allow her to visit the prison for an "identification parade".

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The court heard that on 1 March 2014, the victim took part in a voice identification parade.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2015

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