"chain of custody" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chains of custody [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|chains of custody}} chain of custody (plural chains of custody)
  1. (law, chemistry) The documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials. Wikipedia link: chain of custody Categories (topical): Chemistry, Law Synonyms: provenance Translations (the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials): سلسلة الحيازة (Arabic), 監管鏈 (Chinese Mandarin), 监管链 (jiānguǎnliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 保管鏈 (Chinese Mandarin), 保管链 (bǎoguǎnliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 監護鏈 (Chinese Mandarin), 监护链 (jiānhùliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 證據鏈 (Chinese Mandarin), 证据链 (zhèngjùliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), alkuperäketju (Finnish), Beweismittelkette [feminine] (German), हिरासत मे लेने की कड़ी (hirāsat me lene kī kaṛī) (Hindi), felügyeleti lánc (Hungarian), catena di custodia [feminine] (Italian), 証拠保全 (Japanese), 관리 연속성 (gwalli yeonsokseong) (Korean), kontrola pochodzenia produktu [feminine] (Polish), cadeia de custódia (Portuguese), cadena de custodia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chain_of_custody-en-noun-CST5MYWF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, law, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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