identification

Defined in 7 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)

United States Code

2 U.S.C. § 431 — in this section

The term “identification” means—

(A) in the case of any individual, the name, the mailing address, and the occupation of such individual, as well as the name of his or her employer; and

(B) in the case of any other person, the full name and address of such person.

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The establishment of identity (g. v.). IDENTITAS VERA COLLIGITUR EX multitudine signorum. True identity is collected from a number of signs. Bac. Reg. 29.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Proof that one is the person he is supposed or represented to be.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

“Evidence of personal Identity which Is Inconsistent with other evidence In the case” should be considered “with scrupulous care and caution;” Tisdale V. Ins. Co., Fed. Cas. No. 14,059. Where the witness has seen the person but once, and that several years before, his uncorroborated* testimony would be insufficient; Reid v. Reid, 17 N. J. Eq. 101; and the identification of an adult person whom the witness had not seen since the former was a child would be entitled to but little weight; In re Jew Wong Loy, 91 Fed. 240. Identification might be satisfactory, though the witness should not be able to describe the person’s features; De Witt v. Barley, 13 Barb. (N. Y.) 550; it would be.strengthened if the witness could select the person’s photograph from a number; Com. v. Connors, 156 Pa. 147, 27 Atl. 366. A witness may identify a person by his voice; Com. v. Hayes, 138 Mass. 185; Pilcher v. U. S., 113 Fed. 248, 51

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Proof of identity; the proving that a person, subject or article before the court is the very same that he or it is alleged, charged or reputed to be; as where a witness recognizes the prisoner at the bar as the same person whom he saw committing the crime; or where handwriting, stolen goods, counterfeit coin, etc., are recognized as the same which once passed under the observation of the person identifying them.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In the law of evidence, proof of identity; the act or process of proving a subject, person or thing, before a court, to be the same as it is claimed or charged to be.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Proof of identity; the proving that a person, subject, or article before the court is the very same that he or it is alleged, charged, or reputed to be; as where a witness recognizes the prisoner ab the bar as the same person whom he saw committing the crime; or where hand writing, stolen goods, couuterfeib coin, ete., are recognized as the same which once passed under the observation of the person identifying them. Identitas vera colligitur ex multitudinea signorum. ‘True identity is collected from a multitude of signs. Bac. Max.