forensic

Definition

Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.

Etymology

From Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) + -ic, from forum (“forum, marketplace”).

Example Sentences

• "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."

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