MEDICOLEGAL

medicolegal

(adjective) pertaining to legal aspects of the practice of medicine (as malpractice or patient consent for operations or patient information)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

medicolegal (not comparable)

Of, or pertaining to, both medicine and law.

Source: Wiktionary


Med`i*co-le"gal, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to law as affected by medical facts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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