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BERTILLON SIGNALETIC SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bertillonage
1, record 1, English, bertillonage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Bertillon signaletic system 2, record 1, English, Bertillon%20signaletic%20system
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The system of identification of criminals by anthropometric measurements, finger-prints, etc., invented by Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914), French criminologist. 1, record 1, English, - bertillonage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with the closely related term "judicial anthropometry." 3, record 1, English, - bertillonage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bertillonnage
1, record 1, French, bertillonnage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système d'identification des criminels par l'anthropométrie. 2, record 1, French, - bertillonnage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Système inventé par le criminaliste français Alphonse Bertillon et mis en application à partir de 1882. 3, record 1, French, - bertillonnage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le verbe bertillonner («identifier par le procédé du bertillonnage») est attesté. 4, record 1, French, - bertillonnage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho probatorio
- Policía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bertillonage
1, record 1, Spanish, bertillonage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bertillonaje 2, record 1, Spanish, bertillonaje
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema de identificación que se basa en las medidas antropométricas según el método de Bertillon. 1, record 1, Spanish, - bertillonage
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