forensic

[fuh-ren-sik]

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adjective

pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
adapted or suited to argumentation; rhetorical.

noun

forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.

Origin of forensic

1650–60; < Latin forēns(is) of, belonging to the forum, public (see forum, -ensis) + -ic

Related formsfo·ren·si·cal·i·ty

[fuh-ren-si-kal-i-tee] /fəˌrɛn sɪˈkæl ɪ ti/, nounfo·ren·si·cal·ly, adverbnon·fo·ren·sic, adjectivenon·fo·ren·si·cal·ly, adverbun·fo·ren·sic, adjectiveun·fo·ren·si·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for forensic

Contemporary Examples

Forensic tests showed the birds died after becoming coated in sludge, Hubbard said.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.
David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News
December 9, 2014
To what extent was the testimony the grand jury heard corroborated or contradicted by forensic evidence?
Ferguson’s Grand Jury Bought Darren Wilson’s Story
Paul Campos
November 25, 2014
If true, it will have a discernable consistency with the forensic evidence.
There’s No Conspiracy in Ferguson’s Secret Jury
Paul Callan
November 17, 2014
I found the section of the book on forensic archaeology fascinating.
The Real-Life Raiders of the Lost Ark
Alex Belth
November 14, 2014
A National Transportation Safety Board investigation will deliver a forensic rigor that has been so far lacking.
Virgin Galactic’s Flight Path to Disaster: A Clash of High Risk and Hyperbole
Clive Irving
November 1, 2014

Historical Examples

I shall enter my appearance in the forensic costume of wig and gown.
Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.
F. Anstey
But I say to him, in such a case how could I possibly have acquired any forensic distinction?
Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.
F. Anstey
It is, of course, poisonous, but as yet has no forensic importance.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth
Forensic, having to do with the law; ballistics, the science of projectiles.
The Arrow of Fire
Roy J. Snell
His forensic habits were excessively simple, but very effective.
Men of Our Times
Harriet Beecher Stowe

British Dictionary definitions for forensic

forensic

adjective

relating to, used in, or connected with a court of lawforensic science

Derived Formsforensicality (fəˌrɛnsɪˈkælɪtɪ), nounforensically, adverb

Word Origin

C17: from Latin forēnsis public, from forum

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Word Origin and History for forensic

adj.

"pertaining to or suitable for courts of law," 1650s, from Latin forensis "of a forum, place of assembly," from forum "public place" (see forum). Used in sense of "pertaining to legal trials," as in forensic medicine (1845). Related: Forensical (1580s).

forensic in Medicine

forensic

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adj.

Relating to, used in, or appropriate for courts of law or for public discussion or argumentation.

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Examples from the Web for forensic

Contemporary Examples

Forensic tests showed the birds died after becoming coated in sludge, Hubbard said.

To what extent was the testimony the grand jury heard corroborated or contradicted by forensic evidence?

If true, it will have a discernable consistency with the forensic evidence.

I found the section of the book on forensic archaeology fascinating.

A National Transportation Safety Board investigation will deliver a forensic rigor that has been so far lacking.

Historical Examples

I shall enter my appearance in the forensic costume of wig and gown.

But I say to him, in such a case how could I possibly have acquired any forensic distinction?

It is, of course, poisonous, but as yet has no forensic importance.

Forensic, having to do with the law; ballistics, the science of projectiles.

His forensic habits were excessively simple, but very effective.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for forensic

adj.

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Origin of forensic