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单词 forensic science
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forensic sciencen.

Brit. /fəˌrɛnzɪk ˈsʌɪəns/, /fəˌrɛnsɪk ˈsʌɪəns/, U.S. /fəˌrɛnzɪk ˈsaɪəns/, /fəˌrɛnsɪk ˈsaɪəns/
Forms: see forensic adj. and science n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: forensic adj., science n.
Etymology: < forensic adj. + science n.With use in the sense ‘the science of law, jurisprudence’ perhaps compare German Rechtswissenschaft (late 18th cent. or earlier).
1. Law or legal proceedings as a field of study; jurisprudence. Obsolete.
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society > law > jurisprudence > [noun]
law14..
jure1496
jurisprudence1756
forensic science1789
juristics1837
nomology1880
1789 Asiatick Researches 1 412 We might hope in time to see so complete a Digest of Indian Laws, that all disputes among the natives might be decided without uncertainty, which is in truth a disgrace, though satirically called a glory, to the forensick science.
1824 H. J. Stephen Treat. Princ. Pleading Civil Actions App. p. vi One of the earliest refinements in forensic science, was that of classifying the various subjects of litigation, and allotting, to each class, an appropriate formula of complaint or claim.
1860 R. B. Warden Familiar Forensic View Man & Law ii. iii. 139 Jurisprudence—or Forensic Science—would seem inclusive of the science, not only of what is the law, but why it is.
1909 Law Times 20 Mar. 460/2 A liberal education in subjects other than law was the best basis upon which to build a knowledge of the forensic science.
2.
a. The provision of evidence and testimony by a physician or surgeon in legal proceedings. Cf. forensic medicine n. Obsolete.
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1862 Edinb. Med. Jrnl. 7 267 In other questions of a medico-legal nature the evidence of properly qualified medical men is decisive. We are rather inclined to ascribe the position of Forensic Science amongst us to the manner in medical jurisprudence is taught in our schools.
1899 Chicago Clinic 12 226/2 In the sixteenth century..forensic science had its birth in Germany, when a penal code was enacted compelling courts and magistrates to call physicians as witnesses in all cases of violent death.
b. The provision of scientific evidence and testimony in legal proceedings; (in later use) spec. the application of scientific techniques and knowledge to the investigation of crime.
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1893 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 135 408 In view of the growing importance and peculiar features of science in this regard, it is almost a matter of regret that the subject for consideration of such a conference had not been made Forensic Science instead of Forensic Medicine.
1946 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 5 Jan. 23/2 Its objects will be to create a wider public interest in the preventive and detective aspects of crime, and to draw attention to the advances made in forensic science.
1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 2 Nov. (Review section) 10/3 The use of DNA fingerprinting in forensic science.
2013 New Yorker 6 May 44/1 Baraybar, who was trained in forensic science, pulled on a white Tyvek suit and walked around the place.

Compounds

General use as a modifier (in sense 2b).
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1937 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 6 Feb. 205/2 Dr. Webster has also been appointed to take charge of a new forensic science laboratory designed to serve the police forces in the West Midlands.
1975 D. J. Gee Lect. Notes Forensic Med. (ed. 2) 133 Forensic science examination will detect them [sc. products of explosion on clothes].
1997 Daily Tel. 23 Dec. 7/2 Two burglary cases..are likely to go down in forensic science history as the first in which earprints are offered as prosecution evidence.
2003 Pop. Sci. Dec. 18/3 In the late 1990s, Britain's Forensic Science Service trumpeted the development of something called a DNA photofit.
2015 K. J. Strom & M. J. Hickman Forensic Sci. & Admin. of Justice Introd. 3 The criminal justice system has grown to expect forensic science results in major criminal investigations and prosecutions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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