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

I know what you are going to say; there is no handbook of medical jurisprudence which does not peremptorily settle the question you ask me.

From Within an Inch of His Life by Gaboriau, Émile

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 Gaboriau, Émile

While connected with an institution in Chicago, as professor of medical jurisprudence, he lost a great part of his fortune by the great fire in that city.

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron

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