show-up
n.— «A “show-up” procedure involves the police taking a witness to the location of the suspect to give the witness an opportunity to make an identification.» —by Vincent G. Torpy in District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida David Lassiter v. State of Florida, Case No. 5D02-2291 Nov. 7, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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