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ANTE-MORTEM PLANTAR DERMATOGLYPH [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Scientific Research Methods
  • Emergency Management
DEF

An impression that is left behind by the ridges of the bottom of a person's foot while he or she is living and that is used in forensic identification.

OBS

An ante-mortem footprint is compared to a post-mortem footprint to determine the identity of a deceased victim.

OBS

ante-mortem footprint; AM footprint; ante-mortem plantar dermatoglyph; AM plantar dermatoglyph: terms often used in the plural form.

OBS

ante-mortem footprint; AM footprint; ante-mortem plantar dermatoglyph; AM plantar dermatoglyph: terms and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

Key term(s)
  • ante-mortem footprints
  • AM footprints
  • ante-mortem plantar dermatoglyphs
  • AM plantar dermatoglyphs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Méthodes de recherche scientifique
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Impression qui est laissée par les crêtes de la plante du pied d'une personne vivante et qui est utilisée aux fins de l'identification médico-légale.

OBS

La comparaison entre une empreinte plantaire ante mortem et une empreinte plantaire post mortem permet d'identifier une victime décédée.

OBS

empreinte plantaire ante mortem; empreinte plantaire AM; dermatoglyphe plantaire ante mortem; dermatoglyphe plantaire AM : termes souvent utilisés au pluriel.

OBS

empreinte plantaire ante mortem; empreinte plantaire AM; dermatoglyphe plantaire ante mortem; dermatoglyphe plantaire AM : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Key term(s)
  • empreintes plantaires ante mortem
  • empreintes plantaires AM
  • dermatoglyphes plantaires ante mortem
  • dermatoglyphes plantaires AM

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