ASTM E1732-96a

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Designation:E1732–96a
Standard Terminology
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Relating to Forensic Science
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1732; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 4. Terminology
1.1 This is a compilation of terms and corresponding 4.1 Definitions:
definitions used in the forensic sciences. Legal or scientific
accelerant, n—any material used to initiate or promote the
terms that are generally understood or defined adequately in
spread of a fire. The most common accelerants are flam-
other readily available sources may not be included.
mable or combustible liquids. Whether a substance is an
1.2 A definition is a single sentence with additional infor-
accelerant depends not on its chemical structure but on its
mation included in notes. It is reviewed every five years, and
use (source: IAAI Forensic Science Committee, Glossary of
the year of last review or revision is appended.
Terms Related to Chemical and Instrumental Analysis of
1.3 Definitions identical to those published by another
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Fire Debris ) (use: Test Method E 1387) CRIM.
standards organization orASTM committee are identified with
associative evidence, n—that evidence which tends to link a
the abbreviation of the name of the organization or the
person, place, or thing with another person, place, or thing.
identifying document and ASTM committee; for example,
class, n—a group, set, or kind marked by common attributes or
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ASME is the American Society of Mechanical Engineering.
a common attribute (source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictio-
1.4 Definitions of terms specific to a particular field are
nary, 1967) (use: Test Method E 1387) CRIM.
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identified with an abbreviation.
class characteristic(s), n—the attribute(s) that establish mem-
bership in a class.
2. Referenced Documents
classification, n—the systematic arrangement of persons or
2.1 ASTM Standards:
objects into categories (groups or classes) based on shared
E 1387 Test Method for Flammable or Combustible Liquid
traits or characteristics (source: Osterburg and Ward, Crimi-
Residues in Extracts from Samples of Fire Debris By Gas
nal Investigation, 1992, p. 835) (use: Test Method E 1387).
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Chromatography
comparison sample, n—(fire debris) 1) a sample of material
E 1422 Guide for Test Methods for Forensic Writing Ink
collected from a fire scene which is, to the best of the
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Comparison
investigator’s knowledge, identical in every respect to a
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E 1610 Guide for Forensic PaintAnalysis and Comparison
sample suspected of containing ignitable substance, but
which does not contain ignitable substance. 2) a sample of
3. Significance and Use
suspected ignitable substance submitted for the purpose of
3.1 These terms have particular application to the forensic
comparing with any ignitable substance separated from a
sciences. In addition, a hierarchy o
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