Definition

1. Noun:
   • A formal or authoritative request to prove one's identity: A "demand for identification" is an official or security-related order requiring a person to present documents or other proof to verify who they are. It is typically made by someone in a position of authority, such as a police officer, security guard, or sentry.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The police officer made a demand for identification from the driver during the traffic stop.
  • Upon entering the secure facility, the sentry issued a firm demand for identification to every visitor.
  • Refusing a lawful demand for identification from an officer can result in further questioning.

Advanced Usage

• "to issue a demand for identification": To formally state or make such a request.
  • The security protocol requires guards to issue a demand for identification to all unauthorized personnel.
• "to comply with a demand for identification": To obey the request by providing the required proof.
  • The suspect complied with the officer's demand for identification by handing over his driver's license.

Variants and Related Words

• Identify (verb): To establish or indicate who or what someone or something is.
  • Can you identify the person in this photograph?
• Identification (noun): The action or process of identifying someone or something, or the documents used for this purpose.
  • You must present two forms of identification to open an account.

Synonyms

• Request for ID: A more informal phrase with the same meaning.
• Identity check: An inspection or verification of a person's identity.

Related Phrases

• "Show me your ID": A common, direct verbal form of a demand for identification.
  • The bouncer at the club said, "Show me your ID," to everyone in line.
• "Papers, please": A stereotypical phrase associated with an official demand for identification documents, often in a historical or authoritarian context.

Noun

1. as by a sentry