Definition of forensic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
a lawyer's forensic skills
2
: argumentative, rhetorical
forensic eloquence
3
: relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems
forensic medicine forensic science forensic pathologist forensic experts
forensic
nounDefinition of forensic (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an argumentative exercise
2
forensics plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: the art or study of argumentative discourse
3
forensics plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems
especially
: scientific analysis of physical evidence (as from a crime scene)
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The first known use of forensic was in 1659
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