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sɪk adjective
1.
pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
2.
adapted or suited to argumentation; rhetorical.
noun
3.
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
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World English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| relating to, used in, or connected with a court of law: forensic science | |
| [C17: from Latin forēnsis public, from | |
| forensicality | |
| —n | |
| fo'rensically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
forensic
1581, from L. forensis "of a forum, place of assembly," from forum. Used in sense of "pertaining to legal trials," as in forensic medicine (1845).
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Medical Dictionary
forensic fo·ren·sic (fə-rěn'sĭk, -zĭk)
adj.
Relating to, used in, or appropriate for courts of law or for public discussion or argumentation.
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Example sentences
If a gun is recovered, a forensic scientist test-fires it to determine the markings it leaves on bullets and cartridge casings.
The possible uses include high-security checks and forensic work.
Challenges to fingerprint evidence-not to mention other dodgy forensic methods-will keep growing.
He is talking about forensic anthropology: bones, human bones.
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