'Bertillon system' definitions:

Definition of 'Bertillon system'

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noun
A system or procedure for identifying persons

Definition of 'Bertillon system'

From: GCIDE
  • Bertillon system \Ber`til`lon" sys"tem\ [After Alphonse Bertillon, French anthropologist.] A system for the identification of persons by a physical description based upon anthropometric measurements, notes of markings, deformities, color, impression of thumb lines, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]