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Forensics Test|44 AccurateQuestions and answers
forensic science - -the application of science to technical questions relating
to events that may lead to civil litigation or criminal prosecution
-crime scene - -the location where a crime has been committed or any
place that evidence relating to a crime may be found.
-primary crime scene - -The original location of a crime or accident
-secondary crime scene - -a location other than the primary crime scene,
but that is in some way related to the crime, where evidence is found
-evidence - -collected body of data from observations and experiments
-accomplice - -a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
(especially an unethical or illegal plan)
-alibi - -(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or
she could not have committed the crime in question
-suspect - -someone who is under suspicion
-District Attorney - -an official prosecutor for a judicial district
-medical examiner - -a physician who usually has advanced education in
pathology or forensic medicine who determines causes of death
-autopsy - -an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine
cause of death or the changes produced by disease
-eyewitness - -a spectator who can describe what happened
-direct evidence - -evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly
related to the fact in dispute
-modus operandi - -an unvarying or habitual method of procedure
-physical evidence - -Any object that can establish that a crime has been
committed or can link a crime and its victim or its perpetrator.
-Locard's Principle - -Whenever two objects come into contact with one
another, there is exchange of materials between them.
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