Chapter 3 Flashcards
Any matter made a part of the document after its original preparation.
Addition
Conclusion in legal term referred to as ____.
Opinion
One who studies scientifically the details and elements of documents to identify their source or to discover other facts concerning them.
Document Examiners
Document Examiners are often referred to as _____.
Handwriting identification experts
The removal of writings, typewriting or printing from a document.
Erasure
Two types of erasure from a document.
*Chemical eradication
*Abrasive erasure
The writing is removed or bleached by chemical agents.
Chemical eradication
The writing is effaced by rubbing with a rubber eraser or scratching out with a knife or other sharp with implement.
Abrasive erasure
It is the act of making a close and critical study of any material and with questioned document.
Examination
A legal term used to describe a witness who by reason of his special training or experience is permitted to express an opinion regarding the issue, or a certain aspect of the issue, which is involved in court action.
Expert witness
Is Document Examiners are considered as expert witness?
Yes
Two types of addition in Questioned Document.
Insertion and Interlineation
It is a type of addition where he make part of the whole page.
Insertion
A types of addition where he changes a small part in a document.
Interlineation
It is the blotting out or shearing over the writing to make the original invisible to as an addition and known as “overwriting”
Obliteration