forensic chemistry

American  

noun

1. the application of facts concerning chemistry to questions of civil and criminal law.

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Example Sentences

Draped in a white sari, glasses perched on her nose, the retired college teacher stood before two judges in a courtroom in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, speaking as if delivering a forensic chemistry lecture.

From BBC

Some of the new agency lab positions are aimed at DNA, while others are focused on other tasks, from toxicology to forensic chemistry.

From Seattle Times

There are several different roles for forensic scientists at the agency other than DNA, ranging from toxicology to forensic chemistry.

From Seattle Times

The change came months after Anthony Crispino, interim director of the Department of Forensic Sciences, testified at a city council hearing that a contract to outsource forensic chemistry work was “on hold.”

From Washington Post

The effort began in 2020, when researchers from the Section of Forensic Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen approached the team behind DarkNPS.

From Scientific American