Forensic Definition

fə-rĕnsĭk, -zĭk
adjective
Of, characteristic of, or suitable for a law court, public debate, or formal argumentation.
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Specializing in or having to do with the application of scientific, esp. medical, knowledge to legal matters, as in the investigation of crime.
Webster's New World
Relating to the gathering, preparation, or presentation of evidence in court. n. the application of scientific or medical principles to the law.
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noun
Debate or formal argumentation.
Webster's New World
The use of knowledge and techniques derived from various sciences, as ballistics and medicine, in the investigation of crime.
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Origin of Forensic

  • From Latin forēnsis public, of a forum from forum forum dhwer- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”), from forum

    From Wiktionary

Forensic Sentence Examples

  • In this he defended the forensic aspect of the gospel.

  • He engaged at once in forensic and political life.

  • His formally political speeches must never be considered apart from his forensic speeches in public causes.

  • The body parts are being examined by forensic anthropologists.

  • He has that power of concise and lucid narration, of terse reasoning, of persuasive appeal, which is required by the forensic speaker.

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Words Starting With

FFOFOR

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