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medical jurisprudence — n. the application of medical knowledge to questions of law affecting life or property, including ascertaining and certifying the cause of death, proper medical practice, etc. * * * or legal medicine Science of applying medical facts to legal… … Universalium
Medical jurisprudence — Jurisprudence Ju ris*pru dence, n. [L. jurisprudentia; jus, juris, right, law + prudentia a foreseeing, knowledge of a matter, prudence: cf. F. jurisprudence. See {Just}, a., and {Prudence}.] The science of juridical law; the knowledge of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
medical jurisprudence — n. the application of medical knowledge to questions of law affecting life or property, including ascertaining and certifying the cause of death, proper medical practice, etc … English World dictionary
medical jurisprudence — n FORENSIC MEDICINE * * * the study or practice of the legal aspects of medicine. See forensic medicine. * * * the application of the principles of law as they relate to the practice of medicine, to the obligations of the practitioner to the… … Medical dictionary
Medical jurisprudence — Not to be confused with Medical law. Medical jurisprudence, or forensic medicine in the broad sense (the specific sense of identifying causes of death is a matter of forensic pathology), now embraces all matters which may bring the physician into … Wikipedia
MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE — or FORENSIC MEDICINE is the branch of medical study which bears on legal questions, the detection of crime or the determination of civil rights … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
medical jurisprudence — the study or practice of the legal aspects of medicine. See: forensic medicine … The new mediacal dictionary
medical jurisprudence — /ˌmɛdɪkəl dʒurəsˈprudns/ (say .medikuhl joohruhs proohdns) noun → forensic medicine …
medical jurisprudence — The science which applies the principles and practice of the different branches of medicine to the elucidation of doubtful questions in a court of law. Otherwise called forensic medicine (q.v.). A sort of mixed science, which may be considered as … Black's law dictionary
medical jurisprudence — The science which applies the principles and practice of the different branches of medicine to the elucidation of doubtful questions in a court of law. Otherwise called forensic medicine (q.v.). A sort of mixed science, which may be considered as … Black's law dictionary
