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forensic

[ fuh-ren-sik, -zik ]

adjective

  1. relating to, connected with, or used in courts of law, especially with reference to the scientific analysis of evidence:

    The defense called a professional witness with credentials in forensic toxicology.

  2. relating, adapted, or suited to argumentation or to public discussion and debate; rhetorical:

    The Athenians were famous for their forensic eloquence in the public forum.



forensic

/ fəˈrɛnsɪk; fəˌrɛnsɪˈkælɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. relating to, used in, or connected with a court of law

    forensic science

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Derived Forms

  • ڴˈԲ, adverb
  • forensicality, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڴ·····ٲ [f, uh, -ren-si-, kal, -i-tee, -zi-], noun
  • ڴ···· adverb
  • ԴDz·ڴ·· adjective
  • non·ڴ···· adverb
  • ܲ·ڴ·· adjective
  • un·ڴ···· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of forensic1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin ڴǰŧԲ() “public,” literally, “of the forum” (from for(um) forum + -ŧԲ -ensis ) + -ic ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of forensic1

C17: from Latin ڴǰŧԲ public, from forum
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A forensic botanist said there was "very strong evidence" the wedge had come from the Sycamore Gap tree.

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But in a statement, the office said it had also suggested the case may have been slowed by requests for “additional forensic testing of evidence.”

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It's a view shared by Alan Sealls, a former TV weatherman who now teaches meteorology at the University of South Alabama, and consults as a forensic meteorologist, providing weather analysis for legal cases.

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But a forensic investigation found “not a shred of proof” that corpses were burned at the site, Gertz told reporters, dismissing the notion that the ranch had been a cartel extermination center.

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Officers attended and the device was taken away for further forensic examinations.

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