criminology

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Noun
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun criminology has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

criminologyn. [L. crimen, crimenis, crime + -logy.].
  •  A treatise on crime or the criminal population.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The branch of sociology which studies crime and criminals.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

criminology, n. the scientific study of crime.

Derivative
criminological adj. criminologist n.
Etymology
L crimen -minis CRIME + -OLOGY

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