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The practice (usually considered discreditable), by some police and other officials, of treating members of certain racial groups as more likely to be involved in criminal or other antisocial behavior than members of other racial groups.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: public policy
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: racism, racialism, racial discrimination
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
種族歸納 /种族归纳
(zhǒngzú guīnà)
— practice
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Chinese Mandarin:
種族貌相 /种族貌相
(zhǒngzú màoxiàng)
— practice
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Chinese Mandarin:
種族臉譜化 /种族脸谱化
(zhǒngzú liǎnpǔhuà)
— practice
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Chinese Mandarin:
種族定性 /种族定性
(zhǒngzú dìngxìng)
— practice
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Dutch:
etnische profilering
— practice
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Finnish:
etninen profilointi
— practice
