Definitions for chain of custody
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1. chain of custodynoun

   The documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials.

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1. Chain of custody

   Chain of custody (CoC), in legal contexts, is the chronological documentation or paper trail that records the sequence of custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of materials, including physical or electronic evidence. Of particular importance in criminal cases, the concept is also applied in civil litigation and more broadly in drug testing of athletes and in supply chain management, e.g. to improve the traceability of food products, or to provide assurances that wood products originate from sustainably managed forests. It is often a tedious process that has been required for evidence to be shown legally in court. Now, however, with new portable technology that allows accurate laboratory quality results from the scene of the crime, the chain of custody is often much shorter which means evidence can be processed for court much faster. The term is also sometimes used in the fields of history, art history, and archives as a synonym for provenance (meaning the chronology of the ownership, custody or location of a historical object, document or group of documents), which may be an important factor in determining authenticity.

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1. Chain of custody

   Chain of custody, in legal contexts, refers to the chronological documentation or paper trail, showing the seizure, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic evidence. Particularly important in criminal cases, the concept is also applied in civil litigation – and sometimes more broadly in drug testing of athletes, traceability of food products and to provide assurances that wood products originate from sustainably managed forests. The term is also sometimes used in the fields of history, art history, and archives as a synonym for provenance, which may be an important factor in determining authenticity.

How to pronounce chain of custody?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say chain of custody in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chain of custody in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chain of custody in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of chain of custody in a Sentence

1. Gregory Stenstrom appearedwith two other:

   The notion of a recount in a forensically destructive process doesnt work very well, what I saw was a chain of custody in all cases that was broken.

2. Tom Colbert:

   We sat down with him and went over the details of the chain of custody from the dig to me.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chain_of_Custody
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_of_Custody
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chain of custody