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FINGER PRINT [1 record]

Record 1 2023-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dactyloscopy
DEF

The print or impression produced by the friction ridges of the inner surface of the fingertip.

Key term(s)
  • finger print

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dactyloscopie
DEF

Trace laissée par le doigt, dont le dessin est dû aux crêtes papillaires des pulpes des doigts et qui est propre à chaque individu, permettant une identification précise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dactiloscopia
DEF

[Impresión] que las yemas de los dedos deja al tocar la superficie lisa o pulimentada de un objeto, compuesta de determinadas crestas [o] surcos papilares, la cual no sólo se aplica para la investigaciones criminales, sino como medio de afianzar la identidad de una persona.

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