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verification

The subsequent independent examination by another trained and competent examiner to either support or refute the conclusions of the original examiner. Verification for some laboratories may require that original items need to be examined.

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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