Forensic



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 法庭的, 辩论的
• ［英］ adj. 法庭的, 辩论的 ( of public debate or formal argumentation)
• ［记］ 来自forum ( 罗马用于公开讨论的广场, 讨论会)
• ［例］ forensic science ( 法庭学) . forensic medicine ( 法医)

Webster Collegiate

I. 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>
• ? forensically adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1814
• 1. an argumentative exercise
• 2. plural but singular or plural in construction the art or study of argumentative discourse
• 3. plural but singular or plural in construction the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems; especially scientific analysis of physical evidence (as from a crime scene)

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