forensic chemistry

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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 • Mar. 6, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

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 • Apr. 1, 2022

Progress in forensic chemistry was only possible after the reactions of poisons had been systematized; a subject which has been worked out by many investigators, of whom we notice K.R.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various