license plate
noun
: a plate or tag (as of metal) attesting that a license has been secured and usually bearing a registration number
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The department's Pivot program, which focuses on the territory of violent offenders, along with technology like gunshot detectors and license plate readers have been credited with helping keep violent crime trending down.
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Brenda Ordonez, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
The citation that Andrew Rice received in the mail looked like a traffic ticket, including a photo of his license plate.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
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Brenda Ordonez, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
The citation that Andrew Rice received in the mail looked like a traffic ticket, including a photo of his license plate.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
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“License plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license%20plate. Accessed 26 May. 2024.
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