Main Entry: ¹fo·ren·sic

Pronunciation: \fə-ˈren(t)-sik, -ˈren-zik\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin forensis public, forensic, from forum forum

Date: 1659

1 : belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
2 : argumentative, rhetorical
3 : relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems <forensic medicine> <forensic science> <forensic pathologist> <forensic experts>

— fo·ren·si·cal·ly \-si-k(ə-)lē, -zi-\ adverb