FINGERPRINT

fingerprint,n.1. The distinctive pattern of lines on a human fingertip <no two fingerprints are

identical>. [Cases: Criminal Law 475.5.] 2. The impression of a fingertip made on any surface

<the detective found several fingerprints on the knife>.3. An ink impression of the pattern of lines

on a fingertip, usu. taken during the booking procedure after an arrest <after Dick had his

fingerprints taken, he was put in the drunk tank>. — Also termed print; thumbprint. Cf. DNA

IDENTIFICATION. — fingerprint,vb. — fingerprinting,n.[Blacks Law 8th]