forensic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) + -ic, from forum (“forum, marketplace”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
Fire investigators […] and forensic chemists are combing through fire sites [the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing], interviewing witnesses, and following leads.
1996 June 8, Bill Clinton, Weekly Presidential radio Address:forensic analysis; forensic examination; forensic evidence; forensic investigation; forensic pathologist
In this account of events, the cards were stacked against Clemons from the beginning. His appeal lawyers have argued that he was physically beaten into making a confession, the jury was wrongfully selected and misdirected, and his conviction largely achieved on individual testimony with no supporting forensic evidence presented.
2012 August 21, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian:
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(dated, not-comparable) Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law; suitable or adapted to legal argumentation.
Varus trusted implicitly […] to the interest which they affected to take in the forensic eloquence of their conquerors.
1851, Edward Shepherd Creasy, “Chapter V”, in The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World:Mr. Philips’ incredulous sniff was a triumph of forensic skill.
1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 164:
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(informal, not-comparable) Precise, thorough, or highly meticulous, by analogy with a scientific legal investigation.
With forensic precision
It [the judiciary] had been the forum before which the highest forensic discussions had been held, […]
1885, Isaac N. Arnold, “Chapter VIII”, in The Life of Abraham Lincoln:A forensic account of history
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(not-comparable) Relating to forms of disability associated with criminal risk.
a forensic learning disability
patients with forensic needs
- (archaic, not-comparable) Relating to, or used in, debate or argument.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forensick | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
forensic accountant · phytoforensic · bioforensic · forensic linguistics · forensic medicine · forensicist · forensic accounting · forensics · forensically · forensicate · forensic engineering · forensic biology · cyberforensic · forensic accountancy · paleoforensic · unforensic · forensic science · antiforensic
Relateds
forensive · forensal · forensical
Synonyms
appropriate for a court of law · rhetorical (Related or used in debate and argumentation) · Related
Translations (63)
fr rhétorique (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · sv forensisk (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · el δικανικός (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · tr adli (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · it legale (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · fr légal (in médecine légale) (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · nl gerechtelijk (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · pt forense (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · el εγκληματολογικός (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · fi oikeudellinen (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · ja 討論の (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · de rhetorisch (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · fi oikeuslääketieteellinen (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · cs forenzní (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · es legal (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · fr juridique (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · el εγκληματολογικός (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · hy դատական (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · is réttar- (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · vi pháp y (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · mr न्यायवैद्यकीय (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · de forensisch (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · el δικανικός (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · el ρητορικός (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · ru суде́бно-медици́нский (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · ar جِنائِيّ (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · cmn 法醫的 /法医的 (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · nl forensisch (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · de gerichtlich (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · de Gerichts- (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · vi biện luận (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · pl oratorski (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · fr forensique (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · ru суде́бный (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · hu igazságügyi (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · fi rikostekninen (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · ru суде́бный (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · mr न्यायवैद्यकीय (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · es retórico (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · ja 弁論の (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · nl gerechts- (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · nl gerechtelijk (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · cmn 法庭的 (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · pt forense (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · pl kryminalistyczny (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · pl sądowy (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · ca forense (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · hu törvényszéki (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · pt retórico (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · bg съдебен (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · pl sądowy (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · fr médicolégal (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · fr de barreau (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · ja 法医学の (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · cmn 辯論的 /辩论的 (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · es forense (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) · nl retorisch (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · fi oikeudellinen (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · ja 法廷の (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · fr légal (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · it giudiziario (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law) · ru ритори́ческий (relating to, or used in debate or argument) · it medico-legale (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law)