forensic medicine; forensic pathology
The branch of medicine that applies medical knowledge to legal issues, especially determining cause of death.
He testified in court as an expert in forensic medicine.
medical jurisprudence; legal medicine
The legal and ethical aspects of medicine, such as medical law and physician duties. Often overlaps with sense 1 in practice.
In medical jurisprudence lectures, we also study the legal responsibilities of physicians.
She is majoring in forensic medicine at university.
The detective solved the case by applying his knowledge of forensic medicine.