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Bertillon system
noun
a system of identifying persons, especially criminals, by a record of individual physical measurements and peculiarities.
Origin:
1895–1900;
named after A.
Bertillon
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Bertillon system
(ˈbɜːtɪˌlɒn,
French
bɛrtijɔ̃)
—
n
a system formerly in use for identifying persons, esp criminals, by means of a detailed record of physical characteristics
[C19: named after Alphonse
Bertillon
(1853--1914), French criminal investigator]
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