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chain of custody

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, law, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سلسلة الحيازة — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • Chinese Mandarin: 監管鏈 /监管链 (jiānguǎnliàn) — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • Chinese Mandarin: 保管鏈 /保管链 (bǎoguǎnliàn) — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • Chinese Mandarin: 監護鏈 /监护链 (jiānhùliàn) — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • Chinese Mandarin: 證據鏈 /证据链 (zhèngjùliàn) — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • Finnish: alkuperäketju — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • German: Beweismittelkette — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • Hindi: हिरासत मे लेने की कड़ी (hirāsat me lene kī kaṛī) — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • Hungarian: felügyeleti lánc — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • Italian: catena di custodia — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • Japanese: 証拠保全 — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • Korean: 관리 연속성 (gwalli yeonsokseong) — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • Polish: kontrola pochodzenia produktu — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • Portuguese: cadeia de custódia — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
  • Spanish: cadena de custodia — the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials