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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)

  1. The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.

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