criminology
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crim·i·nol·o·gy
(krĭm′ə-nŏl′ə-jē)n.
The scientific study of crime, criminals, criminal behavior, and corrections.
[Italian criminologia : Latin crīmen, crīmin-, accusation; see crime + Latin -logia, -logy.]
crim′i·no·log′i·cal (-nə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.
crim′i·no·log′i·cal·ly adv.
crim′i·nol′o·gist n.
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criminology
(ˌkrɪmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ)n
(Law) the scientific study of crime, criminal behaviour, law enforcement, etc. See also penology
[C19: from Latin crimin- crime, -logy]
criminological, ˌcriminoˈlogic adj
ˌcriminoˈlogically adv
ˌcrimiˈnologist n
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crim•i•nol•o•gy
(ˌkrɪm əˈnɒl ə dʒi)n.
the sociological study of crime and criminals.
crim`i•no•log′i•cal (-nlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj.
crim`i•no•log′i•cal•ly, adv.
crim`i•nol′o•gist, n.
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criminology
the scientific study of crime and criminals. — criminologist, n. — criminologic, criminological, adj.
See also: Crime-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
criminology
The study of crime and the behavior of criminals.
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Translations
kriminologiarikosoppi
kriminologija
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criminology
n → Kriminologie f
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