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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

Words nearby medicolegal

medicine wheel, medicine woman, medick, medico, medicochirurgical, medicolegal, medieval, Medieval Breton, Medieval Cornish, Medieval Greek, Medieval Hebrew
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