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Definition of Positive identification

1. Noun. Evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance. "A system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people"

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Literary usage of Positive identification

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution: And Laws of the United States by John Bouvier (1874)
"But the rule is nevertheless fairly and properly applied in peculiar circumstances, where, though positive identification is impossible, the possession of ..."

2. Personal Identification: Methods for the Identification of Individuals by Harris Hawthorne Wilder, Bert Wentworth (1918)
"... the presumption of identity is strengthened, but we cannot call this positive identification, since we find ourselves facing a double coincidence. ..."

3. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) (1898)
"I venture to say that in very few cases can a positive identification be made and sworn to. No less than ten innocent men have been labelled " Willie ..."

4. Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses (1988)
"This, however, does not preclude the possibility of making a positive identification by the use of the one finger. Though a search through the file is not ..."

5. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"... or restore the battle position by counterattack. positive control—(DOD) A method of airspace control which relies on positive identification, tracking, ..."

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