Fingerprinted Meaning in English

word · lemma: fingerprint

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Definition

If someone was fingerprinted, their fingerprints were taken, usually by the police, for identification purposes.

Usage & Nuances

Used in passive forms ('was fingerprinted'). Most common in legal and police contexts. Can also be used in non-criminal settings (e.g., job background checks). Often appears in the context of identification procedures.

• Spanish: tomar las huellas dactilares
• Portuguese (BR): coletar digitais - tirar digitais
• Portuguese (PT): recolher impressões digitais
• Chinese (Simplified): 采集指纹
• Chinese (Traditional): 採集指紋
• Hindi: अंगुलियों के निशान लेना
• Arabic: أُخِذَتْ بصماته
• Bengali: আঙুলের ছাপ নেওয়া হয়েছে
• Russian: отпечатки пальцев сняты
• Japanese: 指紋を取られた
• Vietnamese: lấy dấu vân tay
• Korean: 지문을 채취당했다
• Turkish: parmak izi alındı
• Urdu: انگلیوں کے نشانات لئے گئے
• Indonesian: diambil sidik jarinya

Example Sentences

She has never been fingerprinted before.

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After the accident, everyone at the scene was fingerprinted as part of the investigation.

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I was a little nervous when I got fingerprinted for my visa application.

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He was fingerprinted by the police last night.

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All new employees are fingerprinted during hiring.

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Even volunteers at the school have to get fingerprinted these days.

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