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• A disposition of fragments of powder into the skin as the result of a gunshot wound of relatively close range.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Stippling. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/stippling.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Stippling. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/stippling (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Stippling." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/stippling.

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