voice exemplar
voice exemplar. A sample of a person’s voice used for the purpose of comparing it with a recorded voice to determine whether the speaker is the same person. • Although voiceprint identification was formerly inadmissible, the trend in recent years has been toward admissibility. See Fed. R. Evid. 901. [Cases: Criminal Law 339.6; Evidence 150. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 800–801; Evidence §§ 216–226.]