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

Definition for legal medicine (2 of 2)

legal medicine

noun

forensic medicine.

British Dictionary definitions for legal medicine (1 of 2)

legal medicine

noun

another name for forensic medicine

British Dictionary definitions for legal medicine (2 of 2)

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 legal medicine (1 of 2)

forensic medicine

n.

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

Medical definitions for legal medicine (2 of 2)

legal medicine

n.

forensic medicine

Scientific definitions for legal medicine

forensic medicine
[ fə-rĕn′sĭk ]

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