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no conclusion

An opinion expressed due to insufficiency of material, significantly limiting factors, or the presence of both similarities and dissimilarities (it may also be expressed as Inconclusive, Indeterminate or Insufficient) (see 3.1.209 inconclusive opinion). NOTE In handwriting, this can be the presence of disguise in the questioned and/or known writing or a lack of comparable writing.

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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