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date: 08 February 2025

negative impression 

Source:
A Dictionary of Forensic Science
Author(s):

Suzanne Bell

A type of impression evidence created when contact between two surfaces results in a removal of material where contact occurred. For example, a shoe impression made in mud is a positive impression whereas a shoe print made on a dusty floor would be a negative impression since the sole of the shoe removed dust to create the impression.... ...

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