title: [The characteristics of the notions used in forensic medicine and their logical basis].
abstract: The authors briefly characterize the formerly poorly defined notions used by forensic medical experts for the completion of the conclusions based on the results of primary forensic medical examinations of the corpses. The main errors made in the use of these notions encountered in the materials of primary forensic medical expertises of the corpses, the recommendations to avoid these mistakes are proposed. The present paper continues the series of specialized articles dealing with the main types of logical fallacies encountered in the expert conclusions with a view to further publication of the results of the in-depth analysis of logical mistakes in these documents.
authors.affiliation: FGBU 'Rossijskij tsentr sudebno-meditsinskoj ekspertizy' Minzdrava Rossii, Moskva, Rossija, 125284.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kovalev
authors.affiliation: FGBU 'Rossijskij tsentr sudebno-meditsinskoj ekspertizy' Minzdrava Rossii, Moskva, Rossija, 125284.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shmarov
authors.affiliation: kafedra sudebnoj meditsiny Kurskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta Minzdrava Rossii, Kursk, Rossija, 305042.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ten'kov
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000592:standards*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008128:Logic