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n

An identification procedure that takes place before a trial and at which a witness to or victim of a crime meets face to face with the suspect. It differs from a lineup in that it is a direct confrontation, one-on-one.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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