adj.
Pronunciation: f ə - ' ren(t)-sik, - ' ren-zik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin forensis public, forensic, from forum forum
Date: 1659
1 : belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
2 : ARGUMENTATIVE , RHETORICAL
3 : relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems < forensic medicine> < forensic science> < forensic pathologist> < forensic experts>
– fo · ren · si · cal · ly \ -si-k( ə -)l ē , -zi- \ adverb