A pen lift occurs when the writing instrument is temporarily removed from the surface, causing an interruption in the strokes. This feature is analyzed in forensic handwriting examination to identify writing habits or detect forgeries.
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A | If two writings are by a single per son | I | may result from influences as the writing system studied etc. |
B | Personal peculiarities, many of them in inconspicuous details | II | constitute the back bone of an identification |
C | Class characteristics | III | then no fundamental differences should exist |
D | Individual characteristic | IV | distinguish the writings of two persons |