medicolegal

[ med-i-koh-lee-guhl ]

/ ˌmɛd ɪ koʊˈli gəl /

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adjective

pertaining to medicine and law or to forensic medicine.

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Origin of medicolegal

First recorded in 1825–35; medico- + legal

How to use medicolegal in a sentence

The court then went more deeply into the medico-legal evidence.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure
The detection of dyed hair is often a matter of importance in medico-legal research.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Furnishes much valuable information from one occupying the highest position among medico-legal psychologists.
The Literature of the Old Testament|George Foot Moore
The practice of calling in expert assistance in judicial inquiries was not confined to medico-legal cases.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various

There should be a medico-legal commission, whose duty it would be not to express opinions, but to give decisions.
The Criminal|Havelock Ellis