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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A collection of pictures of known and suspected criminals maintained in police files and used for making identifications.
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- noun A set of
pictures ofconvicted orsuspected criminals used inlaw enforcement investigations to helpwitnesses identifysuspects . - noun idiomatic, by extension A group of
lawbreakers or otherdisreputable characters .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a coterie of undesirable people
- noun a collection of pictures of criminals
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