forensic
/fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.75 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
adj
Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law; suitable or adapted to legal argumentation.
Dated
adj
Precise, thorough, or highly meticulous, by analogy with a scientific legal investigation.
Informal
adj
Relating to forms of disability associated with criminal risk.
Example Sentences
- "forensic analysis; forensic examination; forensic evidence; forensic investigation; forensic pathologist"
- "In this account of events, the cards were stacked against Clemons from the beginning. His appeal lawyers have argued that he was physically beaten into making a confession, the jury was wrongfully selected and misdirected, and his conviction largely achieved on individual testimony with no supporting forensic evidence presented."
- "Fire investigators […] and forensic chemists are combing through fire sites [the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing], interviewing witnesses, and following leads."
- "Varus trusted implicitly […] to the interest which they affected to take in the forensic eloquence of their conquerors."
- "Mr. Philips’ incredulous sniff was a triumph of forensic skill."
- "A forensic account of history"