Criminology

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Criminology \Crim`i*nol"o*gy\ (-n?l"?-j?), n. [L. crimen,
     crimenis, crime + -logy.]
     1. A treatise on crime or the criminal population.
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     2. The branch of sociology which studies crime and criminals.


        [PJC] -- {Crim`i*nol"o*gist} (-j?st), n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  criminology
       n : the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law
           enforcement