Talk:Medical jurisprudence

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If reinserted, I think the following bulk of text should be (1) have a more updated reference than one from 1911 and (2) be better integrated into the existing text rather than acting as a separate article on the same page: Mikael Häggström (talk) 17:40, 1 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Medical jurisprudence has been defined as that branch of state medicine which treats of the application of medical knowledge to certain questions of civil and criminal law. The term medical jurisprudence, though sanctioned by long usage, is not really appropriate, since the subject is strictly a branch of medicine rather than of jurisprudence (as lawyers understand the word); it does not properly include sanitation or hygiene, both this and medical jurisprudence proper being distinct branches of state medicine. In its widest sense, medical jurisprudence also includes forensic medicine. The connection between medicine and the law is ancient, and was perceived long before medical jurisprudence was formally recognized, or had obtained a distinct appellation. It first took its rise in Germany, and more tardily received recognition in Great Britain and elsewhere. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)