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[syn: forensic medicine, forensic pathology]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Forensic \Fo*ren"sic\, a. [L. forensis, fr. forum a public
place, market place. See Forum.]
Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and
debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions;
argumentative; rhetorical; as, forensic eloquence or
disputes.
[1913 Webster]
Forensic medicine, medical jurisprudence; medicine in its
relations to law.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
forensic medicine
n 1: the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge
for legal purposes; "forensic pathology provided the
evidence that convicted the murderer" [syn: forensic
medicine, forensic pathology]