Forensic Science

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 298 v.02

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      Main Definitions

1. forensic 1 |adj| relating to or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime.
2. "A medical-forensic expert concluded that the death of Ms. Khairulina occurred as a consequence of "mechanical asphyxia".
3. "Visual Forensics specializes in forensic 2D and 3D computer simulations and presentations in support of trial attorneys and expert witnesses."
4. forensic 2 |adj| relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
5. “Forensic experts found traces of blood in the car.”
6. "Forensic experts should also be called to examine clandestine or mass graves."
7. "But at no stage did he communicate the location of her grave or request the exhumation of her body and a forensic medical examination."

      Words Related to Forensic Science

1. autopsy |n| a dissection performed on a cadaver.
   
2. "As will be discussed below, the police's legal duty to request an autopsy does not require permission from a family member."
3. "In the two aforementioned cases, the families had been opposed to the autopsy from the start and their wishes had been respected."
4. bier |n| litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.
5. exhumation |n| the action of digging up something buried, especially a corpse.
6. "The exhumation of bodies was ordered following protests by the villagers".
7. "The exhumation of a prisoners' mass grave."
   

      People

1. coroner |n| [an official who holds inquests into violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths] (funcionario que realiza investigaciones sobre las muertes violentas, repentinas o sospechosas)
2. “The coroner recorded a verdict of death by natural causes.”