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• a skin injury produced by a weapon in contact with or a fraction of an inch from the skin when discharged.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Contact wound. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved June 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/contact-wound.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Contact wound. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/contact-wound (accessed: June 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Contact wound." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 9 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/contact-wound.

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