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dactyloscopy
1. The use of fingerprint impressions for purposes of identification.
2. The technique of comparing fingerprints, typically those found at the setting of a crime and those of a suspect.
2. The technique of comparing fingerprints, typically those found at the setting of a crime and those of a suspect.
Due to the uniqueness of the fingers' and hands' papillar lines, it is generally considered a reliable method of identifying a person.
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dactylo-, dactyl-, dactylio-, -dactyl, -dactyla, -dactylia, -dactylic, -dactylism, -dactyloid, -dactylous, -dactyly
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scopo-, scop-, scept-, skept-, -scope-, -scopy, -scopia, -scopic, -scopist
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