identification parade

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

In an opinion piece for The Advance, he said the ban on L.G.B.T. groups had turned the event into a “sexual identification parade” for straight people.

From New York Times

“I said, ‘Yes,’ and he goes, ‘No, you can’t march. This is not a sexual identification parade.’

From New York Times

“It is not a political or sexual identification parade.”

From New York Times

“Here’s the deal, it’s a nonsexual identification parade and that’s that. No, they are not marching,” Mr. Cummings said.

From New York Times