[fo.ren.sic] adj [L forensis public, forensic, fr. forum forum] (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 "~ medicine" "~ science" "~ pathologist" "~ experts" -- fo.ren.si.cal.ly adv
[2]forensic n (1814) 1: an argumentative exercise
2. pl but sing or pl in constr: the art or study of argumentative discourse