forensic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

forensic
    adj 1: of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument
    2: used or applied in the investigation and establishment of
       facts or evidence in a court of law; "forensic photograph";
       "forensic ballistics"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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, forensic eloquence or
   disputes.
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   {Forensic medicine}, medical jurisprudence; medicine in its
      relations to law.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Forensic \Fo*ren"sic\, n. (Amer. Colleges)
   An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative
   thesis.
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