Home > Industry/Domain > Legal services

Legal services

The services involving law-related matters such as the issuing of legal opinion,filing and pleading, as well as the issuing and defending of law suits among many others.

16Categories 78336Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Legal services

Legal services > DNA forensics

probability of exclusion

Legal services; DNA forensics

The probability that a random individual would be excluded as the source of analyzed DNA evidence.

probability of inclusion

Legal services; DNA forensics

The probability that a random individual would be included as a potential source of analyzed DNA evidence.

probability of paternity

Legal services; DNA forensics

A formula that tests the hypothesis that the accused is the biological father of the child.

third party defense motion

Legal services; DNA forensics

A motion filed by the prosecution to preclude the defense from asserting that DNA evidence is derived from a third party, possibly a relative of the accused.

threshold

Legal services; DNA forensics

The point that must be exceeded to begin producing a given effect or result or to elicit a response.

threshold value

Legal services; DNA forensics

A relative fluorescent unit (RFU) value that must be exceeded to make an allele call. This value will vary among laboratories.

tip

Legal services; DNA forensics

The most distal end of a hair's shaft.