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forensic /fo·ren·sic/ (fah-ren´zik) pertaining to or applied in legal proceedings.
fo·ren·sic (f-rnzk)
adj.
Relating to, used in, or appropriate for courts of law or for public discussion or argumentation.

Forensic
Referring to legal procedures or courts of law. Forensic medicine is the branch of medicine that obtains, analyzes, and presents medical evidence in criminal cases.

forensic
[fôren′sik]
Etymology: L, forum, public place
1 pertaining to courts of law.
2 relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems.

forensic [fo-ren´zik]
pertaining to or applied in legal proceedings.

forensic
(fren´sik),
adj pertaining to the law or to legal proceedings.
forensic anthropology,
n the use of anatomic structures and physical characteristics to identify a subject for legal purposes.
forensic dentistry,
n the use of dental characteristics for the purpose of identifying a subject for legal purposes. See also jurisprudence, dental.

forensic
pertaining to, or applied in legal proceedings in courts of law.


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