CRIMINOLOGY


Meaning of CRIMINOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkri-mə-ˈnä-lə-jē ]

noun

Etymology: Italian criminologia, from Latin crimin-, crimen + Italian -o- + -logia -logy

Date: 1882

: the scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon, of criminals, and of penal treatment

• crim·i·no·log·i·cal -mə-n ə l-ˈä-ji-kəl adjective

• crim·i·no·log·i·cal·ly -k(ə-)lē adverb

• crim·i·nol·o·gist ˌkri-mə-ˈnä-lə-jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.