Forensic

[fə'rensɪk] or [fə'rɛnsɪk]

Definition

(adj.) used or applied in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law; 'forensic photograph'; 'forensic ballistics' .

(adj.) of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument .

Typist: Patricia--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions; argumentative; rhetorical; as, forensic eloquence or disputes.

(n.) An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative thesis.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Juridical, judicial.

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Definition

adj. belonging to courts of law held by the Romans in the forum: used in law pleading: appropriate to or adapted to argument.—Forensic medicine medical jurisprudence the application of medical knowledge to the elucidation of doubtful questions in a court of justice.

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