## Meanings
1. Relating to the use of science to investigate crimes and provide evidence in court.
2. Extremely careful, precise and detailed in examining something.

## Examples
- Forensic experts examined the fingerprints found at the scene.
- The journalist gave a forensic analysis of the company's accounts.

## Synonyms
- related

## Derived Forms
- antiforensic
- bioforensic
- cyberforensic
- forensically
- forensicate
- forensicist
- forensics
- paleoforensic
- phytoforensic
- unforensic

## Related Forms
- forensal
- forensical
- forensive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰwer-

## Etymology
From Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) + -ic, from forum (“forum, marketplace”).

## AI Etymology
Forensic is from Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) + -ic, from forum (“forum, marketplace”). A key historical form is Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-. In present-day use, it can mean relating to the use of science to investigate crimes and provide evidence in court, or extremely careful, precise and detailed in examining something. Derived formations include antiforensic, bioforensic, cyberforensic, forensically, forensicate.

## Topics
- Crime & Justice
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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