license plate

noun

Definition of license plate

: a plate or tag (as of metal) attesting that a license has been secured and usually bearing a registration number

Examples of license plate in a Sentence

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The green 2001 Chevy pickup has an Alaska license plate of K9DOC, according to troopers. — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, "Troopers seek stolen Chevy pickup that eluded both Seward and Anchorage police," 23 June 2018 Police have released the license plate of a vehicle wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a security guard in north Houston. — Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, "Houston police release license plate of vehicle possibly linked to shooting of security guard," 21 June 2018 One of the lawyers, Ida Grasso, said a security camera near the site where the shooting took place might have captured the license plate of the car. — New York Times, "Italian Minister Moves to Count and Expel Roma, Drawing Outrage," 19 June 2018 Someone stole the front license plate of a car parked in the 300 block of South Harvey between 8:30 p.m. May 31 and 7:30 a.m. June 1. — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, "Police reports: Driver speeds away while car is being booted in Oak Park," 8 June 2018 Vigilant spokeswoman Mary Alice Johnson declined to identify those third parties but said some include repossession companies whose trucks are outfitted with license plate readers. — Alene Tchekmedyian, latimes.com, "Operator of Orange County malls says it shares license plate data with local police, but not ICE," 12 July 2018 And a handful of other states have passed legislation regarding license plate readers. — Shawn Musgrave, BostonGlobe.com, "Boston police resume using license plate readers after accidental release of data," 6 May 2018 Additional city technology – like information from automatic license plate readers attached to police cruisers – will be integrated into the system. — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, "After Kyle Plush's death, 911 center to hire more staff," 23 Apr. 2018 And in August, City Council approved a request to pay Genetec — the private company behind the Project Green Light technology — $131,785.70 to support the cameras, license plate readers and hardware for the Real Time Crime Center. — Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press, "Does Detroit's Project Green Light really make the city safer?," 20 Apr. 2018

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