I'm a public defender with a potty mouth. I have lots of things to say.
Police report: "I observed latent footprints throughout the scene which had a distinctive tread pattern."
Latent: present but not visible, apparent, or actualized
Oops.
He's probably confusing it with "old."The opposite of latent would be patent. If he saw patent footprints, those footprints would be obvious.
He's probably confusing it with "old."
ReplyDeleteThe opposite of latent would be patent. If he saw patent footprints, those footprints would be obvious.