Meanings (ES + gloss)
forense
Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
Fire investigators […] and forensic chemists are combing through fire sites [the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing], interviewing witnesses, and following leads.
In this account of events, the cards were stacked against Clemons from the beginning. His appeal lawyers have argued that he was physically beaten into making a confession, the jur…
legal
Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law; suitable or adapted to legal argumentation.
Mr. Philips’ incredulous sniff was a triumph of forensic skill.
Varus trusted implicitly […] to the interest which they affected to take in the forensic eloquence of their conquerors.
retórico
Relating to, or used in, debate or argument.
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