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

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medical jurisprudence

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

It is said that his testimony in court involving questions of medical jurisprudence was wonderful for its beauty, its precision and its profound analysis.

From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by Hoar, George Frisbie

The two cases were linked, not only in the minds of the lay public, but through close analogy in the idea of lawyers and experts in medical jurisprudence.

From She Stands Accused by MacClure, Victor

It is a principle in medical jurisprudence that the more atrocious the crime the stronger is the presumption of insanity in the perpetrator.

From How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony by Windsor, William

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)