Bertillon System Definition
bʉrtəlän; Fr beptēyōō
noun
A system formerly used for identifying persons by means of a detailed record of body measurements, physical description, and photographs. The Bertillon system was superseded by the more accurate procedure of fingerprinting.
American Heritage
A system of identifying people, esp. criminals, through records of body measurements, markings, coloring, etc., used before fingerprinting was adopted.
Webster's New World
Origin of Bertillon System
After Alphonse Bertillon
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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