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Forensic

Related to methods, techniques and processes used to establish conclusions and/or opinions, facts, and findings which can be used for legal proceedings.
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Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ISO 21043-1:2018[E] Forensic sciences Part 1: Terms and definitions. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2018. Source link
Reprinted, with permission, from ASTM, copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ASTM International, https://www.astm.org
Reprinted, with permission, from ISO, copyright International Organization for Standardization, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ISO, https://www.iso.org/store.html