forensic
Pronunciation: /fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/
The English word “forensic” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
- Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law; suitable or adapted to legal argumentation.
- Precise, thorough, or highly meticulous, by analogy with a scientific legal investigation.
- Relating to forms of disability associated with criminal risk.
- Relating to, or used in, debate or argument.
Etymology
From Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) + -ic, from forum (“forum, marketplace”).
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