forensics
noun /fəˈrenzɪks/
/fəˈrenzɪks/
- [uncountable] the branch of science that uses scientific methods to help the police to solve crimes
- We investigated the potential application of this biological phenomenon in the field of forensics.
- [plural] scientific tests that are used to help the police solve crimes; the results of those tests
- Barriers are used to make crime scenes secure and private while forensics are carried out.
- Forensics revealed that he had been murdered.
- [uncountable + singular or plural verb] (informal) the department that uses scientific tests to help the police to solve crimes
- Forensics is/are examining the scene of a gangland shooting.