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• test result that states that an analyte is absent, when, in fact, it is present above the established limit of detection for the analyte in question.

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  false negative. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/false-negative.

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  false negative. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/false-negative (accessed: February 3, 2023).

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  "false negative." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/false-negative.

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• test result that states that an analyte is present, when, in fact, it is not present or, is present in an amount less than a threshold or designated cut-off concentration.

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  false positive. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/false-positive.

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  false positive. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/false-positive (accessed: February 3, 2023).

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  "false positive." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/false-positive.

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• a general term used to define the debris from a fire that is collected as evidence for laboratory examination.

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  Fire Debris. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/fire-debris.

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  Fire Debris. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/fire-debris (accessed: February 3, 2023).

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  "Fire Debris." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/fire-debris.

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• a discipline responsible for the comparison of firearms, casings, projectiles and other evidence that may be associated through toolmarks. Toolmarks result whenever two items come into contact with sufficient force, such that one or both of the items bear markings resulting from the other item.

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  Firearms and Toolmarks Section. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/firearms-and-toolmarks-section.

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  Firearms and Toolmarks Section. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/firearms-and-toolmarks-section (accessed: February 3, 2023).

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  "Firearms and Toolmarks Section." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/firearms-and-toolmarks-section.

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• the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems.

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  Forensic. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic.

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  Forensic. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic (accessed: February 3, 2023).

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  "Forensic." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic.

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• the application of biology to law enforcement.

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  Forensic biology. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic-biology.

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  Forensic biology. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic-biology (accessed: February 3, 2023).

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  "Forensic biology." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic-biology.

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• a branch of pathology concerned with determining the cause of death by examination of a corpse.

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  Forensic Pathology. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic-pathology.

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  Forensic Pathology. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic-pathology (accessed: February 3, 2023).

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  "Forensic Pathology." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic-pathology.

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• the process of using science to resolve legal issues.

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  Forensic science. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic-science.

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  Forensic science. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic-science (accessed: February 3, 2023).

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  "Forensic science." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic-science.

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• a discipline of forensic science concerned with the study of toxic substances or poisons, of which there are many thousands.

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  Forensic Toxicology. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic-toxicology.

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  Forensic Toxicology. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic-toxicology (accessed: February 3, 2023).

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  "Forensic Toxicology." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/forensic-toxicology.

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