forensic

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/, /fəˈɹɛn.sɪk/

Adjective

forensic (not comparable)

1. Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
   • 1996, 8 June, Bill Clinton, Weekly Presidential radio Address,

     Fire investigators […] and forensic chemists are combing through fire sites [the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing], interviewing witnesses, and following leads.

2. (dated) Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law.
   • 1885, Isaac N. Arnold, The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Chapter VIII,

     It [the judiciary] had been the forum before which the highest forensic discussions had been held, […]

3. (archaic) Relating to, or used in, debate or argument.
   • 1851, Edward Shepherd Creasy, The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, Chapter V,

     Varus trusted implicitly […] to the interest which they affected to take in the forensic eloquence of their conquerors.

Synonyms

• (Related or appropriate for a court of law) legal
• (Related or used in debate and argumentation) rhetorical

Related terms

• forensal
• forensive

Translations

• French: médicolégal, légal (in médecine légale), (anglicism) forensique
• German: forensisch
• Italian: medico-legale
• Portuguese: forense
• Russian: суде́бно-медици́нский
• Spanish: forense

Translations

• French: légal, juridique
• German: gerichtlich, Gerichts-
• Italian: giudiziario
• Portuguese: forense
• Russian: суде́бный
• Spanish: legal

Translations

• French: barreau, rhétorique
• German: rhetorisch
• Italian: legale
• Portuguese: retórico
• Russian: ритори́ческий
• Spanish: retórico

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