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Criminology
Crimˊi-nol′o-gy
(-n?l′?-j?)
, Noun.
[L.
crimen
, crimenis
, crime + -logy
.] 1.
A treatise on crime or the criminal population.
– Crimˊi-nol′o-gist
(-j[GREEK]st)
, Noun.
Crim′i-nous-ly
, adv.
Crim′i-nous-ness
, Noun.
[Obs.]
Definition 2024
criminology
criminology
English
Noun
criminology (countable and uncountable, plural criminologies)
Translations
the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
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