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Definition of "forensics" []

  • The art or study of formal debate; argumentation. (noun)
  • The use of science and technology to investigate and establish facts in criminal or civil courts of law. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "forensics" in a sentence
  • "Lumbago: This aspect of forensics is rarely mentioned in polite company, but if a skull has a measurably smaller-than-average brain case, it it almost certainly someone of African descent."
  • "This aspect of forensics is rarely mentioned in polite company, but if a skull has a measurably smaller-than-average brain case, it it almost certainly someone of African descent."
  • "Karma will tell and forensics is pretty good these days, The shooter will likely eventually be nabbed, because LEO's don't like it when walking turds do crap like this, now their attention is focussed."