profiling

profiling
pro·fil·ing n: the practice of singling out persons for law enforcement procedures on the basis of predetermined characteristics; specif: the discriminatory practice of profiling based on race or ethnicity

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

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  • Profiling — Pro fil*ing, n. (Fort.) In the construction of fieldworks, the erection at proper intervals of wooden profiles, to show to the workmen the sectional form of the parapets at those points. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Profiling — Profiling. См. Фасонная обработка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • profiling — [prō′fīl΄iŋ] n. the practice or method of preparing a set of characteristics belonging to a certain class or group of people or things by which to identify individuals as belonging to such a class or group, as to detain for investigation of a… …   English World dictionary

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  • Profiling — Profile Pro file, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Profiling}] [Cf. F. profiler, It. profilare. See {Profile}, n.] 1. to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) To shape the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • profiling — noun Date: 1980 the act or process of extrapolating information about a person based on known traits or tendencies < consumer profiling >; specifically the act of suspecting or targeting a person on the basis of observed characteristics or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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