Simple Definition of forensic
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: relating to the use of scientific knowledge or methods in solving crimes
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: relating to, used in, or suitable to a court of law
Full Definition of forensic
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>
Origin of forensic
Latin forensis public, forensic, from forum forum
First Known Use: 1659
Other Legal Terms
forensic
Definition of forensic
1 : an argumentative exercise
2 plural but sing or plural in constr : the art or study of argumentative discourse
3 plural but sing or plural in constr : the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems; especially : scientific analysis of physical evidence (as from a crime scene)
1814
First Known Use of forensic
1814
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of forensic
: relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems especially in regard to criminal evidence <a forensic pathologist> <forensic experts> <… a forensic technique of DNA analysis allows for the determination of whether a subject with a specific genetic profile has contributed to aggregate genomic data.—Kathy L. Hudson, The New England Journal of Medicine, 15 Sept. 2011>
Law Dictionary
forensic
playLegal Definition of forensic
1 : belonging to, used in, or suitable to the courts or to public discussion and debate
2 : relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge (as of medicine or linguistics) to legal problems <forensic pathology> <forensic experts>
Origin of forensic
Latin forensis public, forensic, from forum forum
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