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stalking

Any unwanted contact between two people that directly or indirectly communicates a threat or places the victim in fear... Read More

stand alone

Pertaining to friction ridge identification, a segment of a simultaneous impression that has sufficient information to arrive at a conclusion of individualization independent of other impressions within the aggregate... Read More

standard

A quality, measure or reference point established as a rule or model by authorities against which things can be evaluated or should conform... Read More

standard of proof

The degree of proof required... Read More

standard operating procedure (SOP)

A set of guidelines that can also be equated to general orders, policies and procedures, and rules and regulations... Read More

standardization

A set of techniques used to remove, as far as possible, the effects of differences in age or other confounding variables when comparing two or more populations... Read More

star spangled powder

Street name, slang, or code word for cocaine... Read More

stardust

Street name, slang, or code word for phencyclidine (PCP)... Read More

stars

Street name, slang, or code word for lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)... Read More

State

"A State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United States... Read More

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