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• the pooling of blood as it accumulates at the lowest parts of the body, being pulled down by gravity; is a method of determining the position of the body at/after death.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Hypostasis. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved June 7, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hypostasis.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Hypostasis. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hypostasis (accessed: June 7, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Hypostasis." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 7 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hypostasis.

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