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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Forensic

/fẽr-ĕn'-sĭk/ · Fo·ren·sic · IPA /fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/
01 a. Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions; argumentative; r…
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    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.
Phrases & compounds
Forensic medicine — medical jurisprudence; medicine in its relations to law.
02 n. An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative thesis.
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    An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative thesis.(Amer. Colleges)