n.
The scientific study of crime, criminals, criminal behavior, and corrections.
[Italian criminologia : Latin crīmen, crīmin-, accusation; see crime + Latin -logia, -logy.]
criminological crim'i·no·log'i·cal (-nə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj.criminologically crim'i·no·log'i·cal·ly adv.
criminologist crim'i·nol'o·gist n.
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