Fo*ren"sic (?), a. [L. forensis, fr. forum a public place, market
place. See Forum.] 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.
Forensic medicine, medical jurisprudence; medicine in its relations to
law.
Fo*ren"sic, n. (Amer. Colleges) An exercise in debate; a forensic
contest; an argumentative thesis.
Fo*ren"sic*al (?), a. Forensic. Berkley.
Fore`or*dain" (?), v. t. To ordain or appoint beforehand; to preordain;
to predestinate; to predetermine. Hooker.
Fore*or"di*nate (?), v. t. To foreordain.
Fore*or`di*na"tion (?), n. Previous ordination or appointment;
predetermination; predestination.
{ Fore" part` (?), or Fore"part` }, n. The part most advanced, or first
in time or in place; the beginning.
Fore"past` (?), a. Bygone. [Obs.] Shak.
Fore`pos*sessed" (?), a. 1. Holding or held formerly in possession.
[Obs.]