forensic medicine

noun

the application of medical knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law, especially in court proceedings.
Also called forensic jurisprudence, legal medicine, medical jurisprudence.

Origin of forensic medicine

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby forensic medicine

forensic, forensic accountant, forensic anthropology, forensic chemistry, forensic dentistry, forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry, forensic psychology, forensics, foreordain, foreordinate

British Dictionary definitions for forensic medicine

forensic medicine

noun

the applied use of medical knowledge or practice, esp pathology, to the purposes of the law, as in determining the cause of death Also called: medical jurisprudence, legal medicine

Medical definitions for forensic medicine

forensic medicine

n.

The branch of medicine that interprets or establishes the medical facts in civil or criminal law cases. legal medicine medical jurisprudence

Scientific definitions for forensic medicine

forensic medicine
[ fə-rĕn′sĭk ]

The branch of medicine that interprets or establishes the medical facts in civil or criminal law cases.