Photospread

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A police technique for identifying a person by having a witness select the person's photograph from a group.

    "-At trial, officers who administered photospreads present positive identifications as evidence, and witnesses usually testify, too."

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"-At trial, officers who administered photospreads present positive identifications as evidence, and witnesses usually testify, too."

Etymology

From photo- + spread.

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