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Noun: racial profiling
  1. A form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups
    "The community accused the police department of racial profiling in their traffic stops"

Derived forms: racial profilings

Type of: racial discrimination, racialism, racism

Encyclopedia: Racial profiling