forensic
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forensic
- /fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/
- /fəˈɹɛn.sɪk/
Where it comes from
From Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) + -ic, from forum (“forum, marketplace”).
adjective forensick
- Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law. forensic analysis; forensic examination; forensic evidence; forensic investigation; forensic pathologist
- Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law; suitable or adapted to legal argumentation. Varus trusted implicitly […] to the interest which they affected to take in the forensic eloquence of their conquerors.
- Precise, thorough, or highly meticulous, by analogy with a scientific legal investigation. A forensic account of history
- Relating to forms of disability associated with criminal risk. a forensic learning disability
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Relating to, or used in, debate or argument.
Similar: rhetorical
Similar: Related, appropriate for a court of law
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rhetorical, coroner, statutory, examiner, legal, judiciary, judicial, justice, police, science, scientist, legality, lawful, scientific, legitimate, analytical
adjective
Similar: Related, appropriate for a court of law
Translations
Every language
adj relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law
| Español | forense |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 法医学の hōigaku no |
| 中文 | 法醫的 /法医的 fǎyī de |
| Português | forense |
| Français | médicolégal, légal (in médecine légale), forensique |
| Deutsch | forensisch |
| Italiano | medico-legale |
| Ελληνικά | δικανικός dikanikós, εγκληματολογικός egklimatologikós |
| Русский | суде́бно-медици́нский sudébno-medicínskij, суде́бный sudébnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | pháp y |
| العربية | جِنائِيّ jināʔiyy |
adj relating to, or appropriate for courts of law
| Español | legal |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 法廷の hōtei no |
| 中文 | 法庭的 fǎtíng de |
| Português | forense |
| Français | légal, juridique |
| Deutsch | gerichtlich, Gerichts- |
| Italiano | giudiziario |
| Ελληνικά | δικανικός dikanikós, εγκληματολογικός egklimatologikós |
| Русский | суде́бный sudébnyj |
adj relating to, or used in debate or argument
| Español | retórico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 討論の tōron no, 弁論の benron no |
| 中文 | 辯論的 /辩论的 biànlùn de |
| Português | retórico |
| Français | de barreau, rhétorique |
| Deutsch | rhetorisch |
| Italiano | legale |
| Ελληνικά | ρητορικός ritorikós |
| Русский | ритори́ческий ritoríčeskij |
| Tiếng Việt | biện luận |
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title = {forensic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forensic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
