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Bertillon system
[ bur-tl-on sis-tuhm ]
noun
- a system of identifying persons, especially criminals, by a record of individual physical measurements and peculiarities: fingerprinting soon supplanted the Bertillon system as the primary identifying technique in forensic science:
The suspect’s facial measurements, taken and assessed through the Bertillon system, were used to prove her guilt, even though she had a very sound alibi.
Bertillon system
/ ˈbɜːtɪˌlɒn; bɛrtijɔ̃ /
noun
- a system formerly in use for identifying persons, esp criminals, by means of a detailed record of physical characteristics
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bertillon system1
First recorded in 1895–1900; named after A. Bertillon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bertillon system1
C19: named after Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914), French criminal investigator
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Example Sentences
The Bertillon system of measurements is used by the service, as well as a plain indexed card system.
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The Bertillon system, while a splendid thing for catching the thief, still left some loop-holes which needed strengthening.
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In the Bertillon System the metric measurement is used exclusively.
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The Bertillon system of identification—what is it but a summary of trivialities?
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