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signalment

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sig·nal·ment  (sgnl-mnt)
n.
A detailed description of a person's appearance, as for police files.

[French signalement, from signaler, to mark out, from signal, signal; see signal.]

signalment [ˈsɪgnəlmənt]
n
(Law) US a detailed description of a person, for identification or use in police records
[from French signalement, from signaler to distinguish]

signalment
a detailed description of a person for purposes of identification by police.
See also: Crime


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