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Lineup

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003066

A police identification procedure in which a suspect in a crime is placed among several other individuals, usually of similar appearance, for the purpose of being identified by a witness. The witness views the individuals and attempts to identify the perpetrator. Legal safeguards, such as the right to counsel, apply to lineups conducted after formal charges have been filed.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003066
FieldLaw
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003066",
  "term": "Lineup",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A police identification procedure in which a suspect in a crime is placed among several other individuals, usually of similar appearance, for the purpose of being identified by a witness. The witness views the individuals and attempts to identify the perpetrator. Legal safeguards, such as the right to counsel, apply to lineups conducted after formal charges have been filed.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/lineup/"
}

Record 3,022 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.