different between forensic vs forensics

English

Alternative forms

• forensick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin for?nsis (“of the forum, public”), from forum (“forum, marketplace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f????n.z?k/, /f????n.s?k/
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Adjective

forensic (not comparable)

1. Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
   • 1996, 8 June, Bill Clinton, Weekly Presidential radio Address,

     Fire investigators […] and forensic chemists are combing through fire sites [the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing], interviewing witnesses, and following leads.

2. (dated) Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law.
   • 1885, Isaac N. Arnold, The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Chapter VIII,

     It [the judiciary] had been the forum before which the highest forensic discussions had been held, […]

3. (archaic) Relating to, or used in, debate or argument.
   • 1851, Edward Shepherd Creasy, The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, Chapter V,

     Varus trusted implicitly […] to the interest which they affected to take in the forensic eloquence of their conquerors.

Synonyms

• (Related or appropriate for a court of law): legal
• (Related or used in debate and argumentation): rhetorical

Derived terms

Related terms

• forensal
• forensive

Translations

Anagrams

• conifers, fir-cones, forinsec, fornices, inforces

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f????n.z?ks/

Noun

forensics (uncountable)

1. the study of formal debate; rhetoric
2. forensic science

Related terms

• forensic