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单词 forensic
释义

forensic

1 of 2

adjective

fo·​ren·​sic fə-ˈren(t)-sik How to pronounce forensic (audio) -ˈren-zik How to pronounce forensic (audio)
1
: belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
a lawyer's forensic skills
2
: argumentative, rhetorical
forensic eloquence
3
: relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems
forensic medicine
forensic science
forensic pathologist
forensic experts
forensically
fə-ˈren(t)-si-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce forensic (audio)
-ˈren-zi-
adverb

forensic

2 of 2

noun

1
: an argumentative exercise
2
forensics plural in form but singular or plural in construction : the art or study of argumentative discourse
3
forensics plural in form 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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The noun forensic, meaning “an argumentative exercise” derives from the adjective forensic, whose earliest meaning in English is “belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts or to public discussion and debate.” The English word was derived from a Latin word forensic meaning “of the market place or form, public,” which in turn comes from the Latin word forum, meaning “market place, forum.”

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The district plans to do a forensic audit of the attack to see what can be done to prevent future incursions. Stefanie Dazio, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 The district plans to do a forensic audit of the attack to see what can be done to prevent future incursions. Stefanie Dazio, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 The landing page before the primary vowed to conduct a forensic audit of the 2020 election. Erin Cox, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 But earlier this year, a forensic audit commissioned by the state Office of Policy and Management determined that the money Bruneau’s company received was an ineligible use of the federal pandemic relief funds. Hartford Courant, 12 July 2022 The special grand jury also demanded Raffensperger's office turn over documents related to a forensic audit of Georgia voting machines and information related to independent oversight of the election. Graham Kates, CBS News, 1 June 2022 Two full state recounts and a forensic audit found no evidence of widespread fraud and concluded that Mr. Trump had lost to Mr. Biden by about 12,000 votes out of five million cast. Cameron Mcwhirter, WSJ, 24 May 2022 Many on the council want to conduct a forensic audit of the DDA and have filed a complaint with the state Department of Treasury. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2022 The defense sought to explain the forensic evidence by suggesting the girl sneaked inside the unlocked motor home, which Westerfield sometimes parked in the neighborhood. San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
Noun
Providence Alaska Medical Center is investigating the workplace environment of Alaska CARES, its statewide child abuse forensic clinic, after a wave of staff departures, including the entire medical staff. Anchorage Daily News, 15 Nov. 2021 Her boyfriend’s brother, the kind woman from the forensic-anthropologists team who had made all the arrangements, and me and Bonnie. Daniel Loedel, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2021 The new method could beef up the field of hair forensics, which has a checkered history. Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 21 Nov. 2019 Norcross also claimed he was deprived of a fair trial because of perjured testimony by a ballistics expert with more than 30 year of experience working with the Baltimore police crime lab and Maryland State Police forensics division. Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2020 Navy officials speaking at a Pentagon press briefing Tuesday would not detail the forensics conducted after the case was reported, other than to say lessons are being learned and new best practices are being put into place. Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2020 Students will gain a greater understanding of biology, forensics, and epidemiology, and artists intrigued by fractal geometry can find new shapes to inform their designs. Popular Science, 15 Mar. 2020 Sloppy forensics, corrupt officers and haphazard investigations left few cases solved. Paulina Villegas, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2019 DeSouza was arrested after authorities matched a fingerprint from the state police forensics lab with those obtained from Canadian police on file for Allan Mann. David Owens, courant.com, 22 Aug. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective and Noun

Latin forensis public, forensic, from forum forum

First Known Use

Adjective

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Medical Definition

forensic

adjective

fo·​ren·​sic fə-ˈren(t)-sik How to pronounce forensic (audio) -ˈren-zik How to pronounce forensic (audio)
: relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems especially in regard to criminal evidence
a forensic pathologist
forensic experts
… a forensic technique of DNA analysis allows for the determination of whether a subject with a specific genetic profile has contributed to aggregate genomic data. Kathy L. Hudson, The New England Journal of Medicine

Legal Definition

forensic

adjective

fo·​ren·​sic fə-ˈren-sik, -zik How to pronounce forensic (audio)
1
: belonging to, used in, or suitable to the courts or to public discussion and debate
2
: relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge (as of medicine or linguistics) to legal problems
forensic pathology
forensic experts

History and Etymology for forensic

Latin forensis public, forensic, from forum forum

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