may be defined as the application of scientific technical or other specialized knowledge to assist courts in resolving questions of fact and civil and criminal trials

comes from the latin word forensics meaning forum

is the application of various sciences to answer questions relating to examination and comparison of biological evidence trace evidence impression evidence

scientific study of the palm of the hand for identification

a formula derived for a complete set of 10 fingerprint patterns

the writing up of all the possible classification for a set of prints which contains one or more doubtful patterns

a point on a ridge formation usually located at the center of a heart of a pattern

is from the latin word means finger or toe

an attempt of character reading through the patterns of fingerprints

application of fingerprints

scientific study of fingerprint as a means of identification

to study or to examine

a point on the first ridge formation

line tracings and designs on the skin of palm fingers and soles

study of the characteristics formed by the side or the edges of papillary ridges

person who has special and competent knowledge

a reproduction on some smooth surfaces of the pattern or design

a person who threw experience training and education has a complete knowledge and skill in the science of fingerprints

raised strips of the skin

process of counting the ridges

process of tracing the ridge

study of poroscopy edgecopy and ridge

single ending ridge

placing a group of classified sets of prints

are the canals and depressions

fingerprints found at the scene of crime

pertaining to the sole of the foot

palm of the hand

science of identification

science of identification by means of pores

taking fingerprint of a deceased person

having more than the normal number of fingers

are tiny elevations or hill like structures

little details in the ridges of fingerprint