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RECOVERY OR SEIZURE – refers to any seized,
abandoned, or purchased explosives or military
ordnance materials taken into custody by the police
or other law enforcement agencies.

RE-CROSS EXAMINATION – second questioning by
the adverse party on matters stated on the re-
direct and also on such matters as may be allowed
by court.

RECRUITED INFORMANT – a person who is selected
cultivated and developed into a continuous source
of information.

RECURVING RIDGE – is a ridge that curves back in
the direction in which it started.

RE-DIRECT EXAMINATION – second questioning by
the proponent to explain or supplement answers
given in the cross examination.

REFERENCE COLLECTION – material compiled and
organized by the document examiner to assist him
in answering special questions. It is the collections
of typewriting, check writing specimens, inks,
pens, pencils, and papers are frequently
maintained.

REFINING – a process where impurities and or
deleterious materials are removed from a mixture
in order to produce a pure element or compound.
It shall also refer to partial distillation and
electrolysis.

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