'Forensic medicine' definitions:
Definition of 'forensic medicine'
From: WordNet
noun
The branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes; "forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer" [syn: forensic medicine, forensic pathology]
Definition of 'Forensic medicine'
From: GCIDE
- Forensic \Fo*ren"sic\, a. [L. forensis, fr. forum a public place, market place. See Forum.] Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions; argumentative; rhetorical; as, forensic eloquence or disputes. [1913 Webster]
- Forensic medicine, medical jurisprudence; medicine in its relations to law. [1913 Webster]