\Fo*ren"sic\, a. [L. forensis, fr. forum a public
place, market place. See {Forum}.]
Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and
debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions;
argumentative; rhetorical; as, forensic eloquence or
disputes.
{Forensic medicine}, medical jurisprudence; medicine in its
   relations to law.

\Fo*ren"sic\, n. (Amer. Colleges)
An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative
thesis.