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

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 Andrew Lang

He was called to the bar some time ago, and afterwards studied medicine, I believe, with the idea of priming himself for a practice in medical jurisprudence.

From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Arthur Morrison

According to the laws of medical jurisprudence, had he the right, or not, to communicate a paper belonging to the case to the counsel of the accused?

From Within an Inch of His Life by Émile Gaboriau

It has aided medical jurisprudence, and so far checked crime.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 by Various

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