Legal medicine: The branch of medicine that deals with the application of

medical knowledge to legal problems and legal proceedings. Legal medicine

is also called forensic medicine.

Forensic medicine: The branch of medicine dealing with the application of

medical knowledge to establish facts in civil or criminal legal cases, such as
an investigation into the cause and time of a suspicious death. Also known as
forensic pathology.
Forensic entomology is the scientific study of the invasion of the succession pattern
of arthropods with their developmental stages of different species found on the decomposed
cadavers during legal investigations

Forensic meteorology is meteorology, the scientific study of weather, applied to the process of

reconstructing weather events for a certain time and location

Forensic geology is the study of evidence relating to minerals, oil, petroleum, and other materials
found in the Earth, used to answer questions raised by the legal system.

forensic odontology is the application of dental knowledge to those criminal and civil laws that are
enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system.

Forensic photography, also referred to as crime scene photography, is an activity that records
the initial appearance of the crime scene and physical evidence, in order to provide a permanent
record for the courts.

Forensic toxicology is the use of toxicology and other disciplines such as analytical

chemistry, pharmacology and clinical chemistry to aid medical or legal investigation of death,
poisoning, and drug use.

Forensic firearm examination is the forensic process of examining the characteristics

of firearms as well as any cartridges or bullets left behind at a crime scene.

Medical jurisprudence or legal medicine is the branch of science and medicine involving the study

and application of scientific and medical knowledge to legal problems, such as inquests, and in the
field of law.

A medicolegal officer can be a coroner or medical examiner.

Medicolegal investigation of death, in the past decade, has assumed an increasingly important
role extending far beyond the immediate investigation of suspected homicide, suicide, or
accidental death.