forensic science

noun

Any of several fields of study involving the collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis.

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Meanings

nounforensic science (countable and uncountable, plural forensic sciences)

plural forensic sciences

  1. countableuncountableAny of several fields of study involving the collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis.

Translations

Arabic طِبّ شَرْعِيّ
  • طِبّ شَرْعِيّ (ṭibb šarʕiyy)collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Chinese Mandarin 法醫學 /法医学, 法醫科學 /法医科学
  • 法醫學 /法医学 (fǎyīxué)collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • 法醫科學 /法医科学 (fǎyī kēxué)collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • 司法鑒定學 /司法鉴定学 (sīfǎ jiàndìng xué)collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • 鑒證 /鉴证 (jiànzhèng)collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Esperanto jurmedicino
  • jurmedicinocollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Finnish rikostekninen tutkimus
  • rikostekninen tutkimuscollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
French criminalistique, médecine légale
  • criminalistiquecollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • médecine légalecollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • traçologiecollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
German Kriminalistik, Kriminaltechnik
  • Kriminalistikcollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • Kriminaltechnikcollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • Forensikcollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • forensische Wissenschaftcollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Icelandic réttarvísindi
  • réttarvísindicollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Italian criminalistica
  • criminalisticacollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Japanese 法科学
  • 法科学 (hōkagaku)collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Korean 법의학
  • 법의학 (beobuihak)collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Persian پزشکی قانونی
  • پزشکی قانونی (pezeški-ye qânuni)collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Polish kryminalistyka, medycyna sądowa
  • kryminalistykacollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • medycyna sądowacollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Portuguese criminalística, medicina forense
  • criminalísticacollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • medicina forensecollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • medicina legalcollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • medicina judiciáriacollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Russian криминали́стика, суде́бная медици́на
  • криминали́стика (kriminalístika)collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • суде́бная медици́на (sudébnaja medicína)collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Spanish criminalística, medicina forense
  • criminalísticacollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • medicina forensecollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
  • medicina legalcollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Thai นิติวิทยาศาสตร์
  • นิติวิทยาศาสตร์ (ní-dtì-wít-tá-yaa-sàat)collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Vietnamese pháp y khoa học
  • pháp y khoa họccollection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis
Cite this entry
APA

forensic science. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forensic%20science

MLA

“forensic science.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forensic%20science. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forensic science,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forensic%20science.

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