Forensic vs. Thanatology

Forensicadjective

Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.

Forensicadjective

(dated) Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law.

Forensicadjective

(archaic) Relating to, or used in, debate or argument.

Forensicadjective

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.

Forensicnoun

An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative thesis.

Forensicadjective

used of legal argumentation

Thanatologynoun

The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their families.

Thanatologynoun

A description, or the doctrine, of death.

Thanatologynoun

the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects)

Thanatology

Thanatology is the scientific study of death and the losses brought about as a result. It investigates the mechanisms and forensic aspects of death, such as bodily changes that accompany death and the postmortem period, as well as wider psychological and social aspects related to death.