Forensic science is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure.
Forenzika je i primjena znanosti u kaznenim i građanskim zakonima, uglavnom na kriminalnoj strani tijekom kaznene istrage, kao što je regulirano pravnim standardima prihvatljivih dokaza i kaznenog postupka.