forensic medicine
noun
the application of medical knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law, especially in court proceedings.
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Origin of forensic medicine
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby forensic medicine
Definition for legal medicine (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for legal medicine (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for legal medicine (2 of 2)
forensic medicine
noun
the applied use of medical knowledge or practice, esp pathology, to the purposes of the law, as in determining the cause of deathAlso called: medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
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Medical definitions for legal medicine (1 of 2)
forensic medicine
n.
The branch of medicine that interprets or establishes the medical facts in civil or criminal law cases.legal medicine medical jurisprudence
Medical definitions for legal medicine (2 of 2)
legal medicine
n.
forensic medicine
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Scientific definitions for legal medicine
forensic medicine
[ fə-rĕn′sĭk ]
The branch of medicine that interprets or establishes the medical facts in civil or criminal law cases.
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