medicolegal

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See also: médicolégal

English

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Etymology

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From medico- +‎ legal.

Adjective

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medicolegal (not comparable)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, both medicine and law, as for example with the legal implications of a medical decision (such as when to stop attempting resuscitation, or when not to prescribe a certain medication or surgery.