police lineup

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliceandline-up

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police
noun[plural]
uk
/pəˈliːs/
us
/pəˈliːs/
the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed ...
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line-up
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlaɪn.ʌp/
us
/ˈlaɪn.ʌp/
a group of people that has been brought together to form a team or take part in ...
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(Definition ofpoliceandline-upfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thepolicelineupscene ran into scheduling conflicts because the actors kept blowing their lines.
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The interrogators can also put pressure on witnesses causing them to want to select a perpetrator from apolicelineup.
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He also revived thepolicelineupand used it with such success that it was kept by the police force on a permanent basis.
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He was identified by all four other women in apolicelineup.
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The police try to reassure her of her safety, but a man she identified in apolicelineupeasily tracks her down and tries to intimidate her.
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The effects of witness viewpoint distance, angle, and choice on eyewitness accuracy in police lineups conducted in immersive virtual environments.
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Other studies have demonstrated that unlimited viewpoints do improve accuracy in police lineups.
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Both teams were informed of their sins by being made to stand and be photographed akin to police lineups.
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Individuals appearing in police lineups that also appeared in previous photo arrays may be identified as quickly as identifying the actual target.
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During police lineups, victims brought in to identify him would tremble when their eyes met his, despite there being no danger to them now.
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Other witnesses were taken to police lineups.
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