Category:Forensic

Fo*ren"sic, a. Etym: [L. forensis, fr. forum a public place, market place. See Forum.]

Defn: 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. Forensic medicine, medical jurisprudence; medicine in its relations to law.

forensic Fo*ren"sic, n. (Amer. Colleges)

Defn: An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative thesis.