Forensic medicine — The branch of medicine that deals with the application of medical knowledge to legal problems and legal proceedings. Forensic medicine is also called legal medicine. A physician may be engaged in forensic (or legal) medicine; a lawyer with… … Medical dictionary
Forensic medicine — Forensic Fo*ren sic, a. [L. forensis, fr. forum a public place, market place. See {Forum}.] Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions; argumentative; rhetorical; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forensic medicine — ► NOUN ▪ the application of medical knowledge to the investigation of crime, particularly in establishing the causes of injury or death … English terms dictionary
forensic medicine — n. MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE … English World dictionary
forensic medicine — the application of medical knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law, esp. in court proceedings. Also called forensic jurisprudence, legal medicine, medical jurisprudence. [1835 45] * * * Science of applying medical knowledge to legal… … Universalium
Forensic medicine division — The Forensic Medicine Division, formerly known as the Centre for Forensic Medicine, is part of the Applied Sciences Group of the Health Sciences Authority. In the 1960s to 1980s, it was a section within the Department of Pathology under the… … Wikipedia
forensic medicine — noun the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer • Syn: ↑forensic pathology • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty … Useful english dictionary
forensic medicine — Medical jurisprudence, that is, the science of medicine as connected with law. forensis. Same as forensic … Ballentine's law dictionary
FORENSIC MEDICINE — or MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE a branch of legal science in which the principles of medicine are applied to the purposes of the law, and originating out of the frequency with which medical points arise in the administration of justice, e. g. in… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
forensic medicine — the branch of medicine concerned with the scientific investigation of the causes of injury and death in unexplained circumstances, particularly when criminal activity is suspected. Such investigations are carried out chiefly by pathologists at… … The new mediacal dictionary
