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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identification parade

The Old Bailey was told that the physical description she gave and details of the address where the man lived matched Levy, and that she had picked him out in an identification parade.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Grey said the woman had picked out the defendant in an identification parade because she had known the defendant for years and not because he attacked her.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

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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