Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (2)
1.
of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument;
2.
used or applied in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law;
- Example: "forensic photograph"- Example: "forensic ballistics"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Forensic \Fo*ren"sic\, n. (Amer. Colleges)
An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative
thesis.
[1913 Webster]
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
adj 1: of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument
2: used or applied in the investigation and establishment of
facts or evidence in a court of law; "forensic photograph";
"forensic ballistics"