FACIAL PROFILING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces

Example:

facial profiling is a new form of airport security

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("facial profiling" is a kind of...):

identification (evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing)

Domain category:

act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)

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