pen emphasis
The act of forcing the pen against the paper surface with increased pressure. When the pen point has flexibility, this emphasis produces shading; but with more rigid writing points such as ball point pens, heavy pen emphasis can occur without any evidence of shading.
Committee
Forensic Document Examination
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.
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