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forensicality

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fo⋅ren⋅sic

  [fuh-ren-sik]
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–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.
Origin:
1650–60; < L forēns(is) of, belonging to the forum, public (see forum, -ensis ) + ic

Related forms:
fo⋅ren⋅si⋅cal⋅i⋅ty  [fuh-ren-si-kal-i-tee] , noun
fo⋅ren⋅si⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: fo·ren·sic
Pronunciation: f&-'ren-sik, -zik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin forensis public, forensic, from forum forum
1 : belonging to, used in, or suitable to the courts or to public discussion and debate
2 : relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge (as of medicine or linguistics) to legal problems <forensic pathology> <forensic experts> —fo·ren·si·cal·ly adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fo·ren·sic
Pronunciation: f&-'ren(t)-sik, -'ren-zik
Function: adjective
: relating to or dealing with the application ofscientific knowledge to legal problems forensic pathologist> <forensic experts>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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