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profiling


Definition: Meaning of, profiling in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈprəʊfʌɪlɪŋ /

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  1. offender profiling British English the process of studying a crime, especially a murder, and making judgments about the character of the person who committed it
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  2. American English when people who belong to a particular race or group are stopped and searched, for example by the police or at airports, because the police think that they are more likely to commit crimes
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  3. when companies collect information about people that they wish to sell something to
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profiling used in phrases

  • DNA profiling (noun)
    1. the act of examining the DNA found where a crime has happened and the DNA of people who may have committed the crime, in order to find out who is responsible
  • facial profiling (noun)
    1. identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces
  • genetic profiling (noun)
    1. the procedure of analysing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification
  • linguistic profiling (noun)
    1. using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker's race or religion or social class
  • racial profiling (noun)
    1. alleged a form of racism consisting of the policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups
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