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Medical jurisprudence

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forensic medicine

 
–noun
the application of medical knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law, esp. in court proceedings.
Also called forensic jurisprudence, legal medicine, medical jurisprudence.

Origin:
1835–45
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forensic medicine  
n.  The branch of medicine that interprets or establishes the facts in civil or criminal law cases. Also called medical jurisprudence.
medical jurisprudence  
n.  See forensic medicine.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: forensic medicine
Function: noun
: a science that deals with the relation and application of medical facts to legal problems called also legal medicine

Main Entry: medical jurisprudence
Function: noun
: FORENSIC MEDICINE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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forensic medicine n.
The branch of medicine that interprets or establishes the medical facts in civil or criminal law cases. Also called legal medicine, medical jurisprudence.

medical jurisprudence n.
See forensic medicine.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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medical jurisprudence

science that deals with the relation and application of medical facts to legal problems. Medical persons giving legal evidence may appear before courts of law, administrative tribunals, inquests, licensing agencies, boards of inquiry or certification, or other investigative bodies

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