police lineup
noun
Simple meaning
A line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification.
Pronunciation
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification
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How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification
Used this way, police lineup is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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