Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Forensic Ballistics

The science of studying projectiles in motion, ballistics, being applied to law. Ballistics on firearm projectiles, such as bullets, include the study of what happens inside the weapon, during the flight of the projectile, and when the projectile strikes the target, such as body tissue.

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Abstract

The science of studying projectiles in motion, ballistics, being applied to law. Ballistics on firearm projectiles, such as bullets, include the study of what happens inside the weapon, during the flight of the projectile, and when the projectile strikes the target, such as body tissue.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Ballistic, Forensic
  • Ballistics, Forensic
  • Forensic Ballistic
  • Ballistics
  • Ballistics, Wound
  • Wound Ballistics

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2004; for BALLISTICS, WOUND see WOUNDS, GUNSHOT 1987-2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Wounds, Gunshot (1966-2003)

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  1. I01w.198w.780w.760w

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W 843

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Forensic Ballistics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D044709. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D044709
  2. Forensic Ballistics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_firearm_examination
  3. Forensic Ballistics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25339899