Meaning

(US, law and law enforcement) A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them..

Definitions by Sense

1. (US, law and law enforcement) A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.
2. A list of trains that are expected to cross over a specified section of track during a specified time period.
3. (Canada) A line of people or vehicles, in which the individual at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and in which newcomers join at the end; a queue.
4. An ordered list.
5. (sports) Collectively, the members of a team.
6. (baseball) The batting order.
7. (car racing) The order in which race-cars are positioned at the start of a race, based on qualifying times.
8. (marketing) The set of product options available from a particular manufacturer or under a particular brand name.

Example Sentences

Just one more thing, Julian. Don't tell cons they get paid for line-ups.

Before viewing the lineup, each witness should be required to give to the officer in charge of the lineup a written description of the perpetrator of the crime.

This innocent suspect is placed in a lineup with five fillers who look similar to that innocent suspect. Given this scenario, one may ask How many people are in the lineup because they fit the description of the perpetrator?

Foster was placed in a three-man lineup for viewing by the only witness (the manager of the office). Foster was about 6 feet tall, whereas the other two men in the lineup were about 5 feet 6 inches tall.

It is recognized that lineup will not contain information as to all train and yard movements within yard limits.

Except under special or emergency conditions, track cars are not allowed on the main-line tracks until the man in charge has secured a lineup.

When it is impossible to obtain a lineup, track cars may proceed, using special care, as the way is seen or known to be clear.

We have a simple business process that consists of two steps: people wait in a lineup then fill out an application form.

Word Forms

• lineups
• line-up

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Use lineup when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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