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racial profiling

noun

  1. government activity directed at a suspect or group of suspects based solely on race
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Right-wing columnists call for Eric Holder to launch a full-scale federal investigation on racial profiling at the White House.

As fears of the virus hitting Europe intensify, health officials warn that paranoia and racial profiling may grow, as well.

In the first four months of 2014, under the rule of a mayor who openly opposes racial profiling, the figure was 86 percent.

He devoted his American Music Awards speech to Trayvon Martin, denouncing racial profiling.

So in 2003, President George W. Bush banned racial profiling unless the cases involved “national security.”

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