fo·ren·sic
fə-ˈren(t)-sik
-ˈren-zik
1
: belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
a lawyer's forensic skills
2
: argumentative, rhetorical
forensic eloquence
3
: relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems
forensic medicine
forensic science
forensic pathologist
forensic experts
1
: an argumentative exercise
2
forensics
fə-ˈren(t)-siks
-ˈren-ziks
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: the art or study of argumentative discourse
3
forensics plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems
especially
: scientific analysis of physical evidence (as from a crime scene)
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