NEGATIVE IDENTIFICATION
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Negative Identification.
Negative Identification - as a noun
Evidence proving that you are not who you say you are not; evidence establishing that you are not among a group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to rejection
Example: "A system for negative identification can prevent the use of multiple identities by a single person"
Example Sentences
"The police were unable to make a positive identification of the suspect, so they relied on negative identification instead."
"The lack of fingerprints and DNA made it difficult to obtain positive identification, so the investigators resorted to negative identification methods."
"In cases where there are no witnesses or surveillance footage, negative identification becomes the only means of establishing someone's innocence."
"The absence of any identifiable features on the body resulted in negative identification of the deceased person."
"The witness could not positively identify the suspect, but provided valuable negative identification by stating that the person was definitely not present at the crime scene."
