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Forensics
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fuhrensiks
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Simple meaning
What does Forensics mean?
Science used to investigate evidence.
Dictionary definition
Scientific methods used to investigate evidence, especially for legal cases.
Example sentences
Forensics in a sentence
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The student was interested in forensics.
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Forensics helped identify the source of the sample.
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Forensics can include biology, chemistry, digital evidence, fingerprints, and other investigative sciences.
Synonyms
Words like Forensics
evidence scienceScience used to study evidence.
forensicRelated word that supports the meaning of forensics.
Antonyms
Opposite words
guessworkOpinions without careful evidence.
opposite ideaA contrasting idea to forensics, depending on context.
Word family
Forensics word family
Base word
forensics
noun
forensicses
More than one forensics.
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Practice 1
What does forensics mean?
Forensics means science used to investigate evidence.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to forensics?
Evidence Science is close in meaning to forensics in the right context.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of forensics?
Guesswork contrasts with forensics.
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