forensic

== English == === Alternative forms === forensick (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) +‎ -ic, from forum (“forum, marketplace”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/, /fəˈɹɛn.sɪk/ === Adjective === forensic (not comparable) Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law. (dated) Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law; suitable or adapted to legal argumentation. (informal) Precise, thorough, or highly meticulous, by analogy with a scientific legal investigation. A forensic account of history With forensic precision (archaic) Relating to, or used in, debate or argument. ==== Synonyms ==== (Related or appropriate for a court of law): legal (Related or used in debate and argumentation): rhetorical ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === conifers, fir-cones, forinsec, fornices, inforces