noun
forensic medicine; forensic pathology
The branch of medicine that applies medical knowledge to legal issues, especially determining cause of death.
彼は法医学の専門家として裁判で証言した。
He testified in court as an expert in forensic medicine.
noun
The legal and ethical aspects of medicine, such as medical law and physician duties. Often overlaps with sense 1 in practice.
法医学の講義では医師の法的責任についても学ぶ。
In medical jurisprudence lectures, we also study the legal responsibilities of physicians.