medicolegal

American  

[med-i-koh-lee-guhl] / ˌmɛd ɪ koʊˈli gəl /

adjective

1. pertaining to medicine and law or to forensic medicine.

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Etymology

Origin of medicolegal

First recorded in 1825–35; medico- + legal

Example Sentences

Charles Lovato has been a medicolegal death investigator for 32 years.

From Seattle Times

If they do not there is a medicolegal problem because the physician is not acting on potentially important information.

From New York Times

Murray is also required to complete 10 hours of continuing medical education credits related to professional responsibility, ethical boundaries and medicolegal standards in Illinois, according to the state.

From Chicago Tribune

The culture may be different in France, the researchers said, but "our findings should help allay physicians' medicolegal concerns."

From Reuters

"Number one, certainly, a lot of this is medicolegal" -- meaning, basically, doctors don't want to get sued for not having a test done, he said.

From Reuters