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conclusions, source

Conclusions in which an examiner is assessing at least two opposing propositions: whether or not two (or more) items came from the same source (e.g., whether unknown and known items came from the same source), or whether or not one (or more) item(s) came from a specific source (e.g., whether a typewritten document was produced by a specific typewriter).

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ASB Technical Report 071 Forensic Document Examination: Terms and Definitions. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2025. Source link
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