Forensic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forensic \Fo*ren"sic\, n. (Amer. Colleges)
     An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative
     thesis.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forensic
       adj : used of legal argumentation