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POLICE LINE-UP [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
DEF

A procedure of placing crime suspects with others, not believed implicated in the crime, in a line ... so that witnesses can view them for the purpose of making possible identifications.

OBS

Not to be confused with "confrontation."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
DEF

Technique de confrontation qui consiste à réunir et à aligner, l'un à côté de l'autre, plusieurs individus qui se ressemblent quant à leur apparence générale et parmi lesquels se trouve le suspect.

OBS

Au Canada, «parade d'identification», [terme critiqué], s'emploie de préférence à «reconnaissance par témoins» qui est d'usage français.

OBS

séance d'identification : terme tiré du Mini-lexique de l'arrestation et de la détention et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

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