medical jurisprudence

American  

noun

1. forensic medicine.

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medical jurisprudence British  

noun

1. another name for forensic medicine

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Etymology

Origin of medical jurisprudence

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

An influential nineteenth-century manual on medical jurisprudence cited the saying “A medical man, when he sees a dead body, should notice everything.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Martin & Wright, the lawyers, have a queer little bit of medical jurisprudence, about which young Wright, who was at Oriel in our time, asked my opinion.

From The Mark Of Cain by Lang, Andrew

Other cases are cited by Wharton and Stille in their work on medical jurisprudence, by Hoffbauer, and by myself in "Sleep and its Derangements."

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various

Many opinions relative to the longest and shortest period of pregnancy, associated with viability of the issue, have been expressed by authors on medical jurisprudence.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

As the subject is considered to have a bearing on medical jurisprudence and ethnology as well, this report is a suitable vehicle for responding to the demand.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 by Various