or medical jurisprudence, as it is also called, is "that science which teaches the application of every branch of medical knowledge to the purposes of the law; hence its limits are, on the one hand, the requirements of the law, and, on the other, the whole range of medicine. Anatomy, physiology, medicine, surgery, chemistry, physics, and botany lend their aid as necessity … [Read more...]

To have property or a right taken away, usually as a result of a breach of contract or violation of law. For example, driving while intoxicated may result in the driver being required to forfeit his license for six months. To lose an estate, a franchise, or other property belonging to one, by the act of the law, and as a consequence of some misfeasance, negligence, or omission. … [Read more...]

Testimony given by an expert witness pertaining to the use of forensic practices (usually scientific practice) in order to answer a legal question in a lawsuit, e.g. whether the defendant's DNA was found at the scene of the crime, how the conclusion was made, etc. … [Read more...]

Liable to be forfeited; subject to forfeiture for non-user, neglect, crime, etc. … [Read more...]

In the civil law. Belonging to or connected with a court; forensic. Forensis homo, an advocate; a pleader of causes; one who practices in court Calvin. In old Scotch, law. A strange man or stranger; an out-dwelling man; an "unfree-man," who dwells not within burgh. … [Read more...]