forensic

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forensic /fəˈrɛnsɪk/

▶adjective

• 1 relating to or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime.

• 2 relating to courts of law.

▶noun (forensics) forensic tests or techniques.

– derivatives
forensically adverb.

– origin C17: from L. forensis ‘in open court, public’, from forum (see forum).