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FACIAL PROFILING
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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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