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biocriminology

biocriminology noun: the subdiscipline of criminology that investigates biological and genetic factors and their relation to criminal behaviors.

Noun

biocriminology (uncountable)

  1. The subdiscipline of criminology that investigates biological and genetic factors and their relation to criminal behaviors.

Origin of biocriminology

From bio- + criminology.

Questions about biocriminology

What does biocriminology mean?
Biocriminology means the subdiscipline of criminology that investigates biological and genetic factors and their relation to criminal behaviors.
What part of speech is biocriminology?
Biocriminology is a noun.

Words near biocriminology in the dictionary

  1. biocremation
  2. biocremations
  3. biocrime
  4. biocrimes
  5. biocriminological
  6. biocriminology
  7. biocritical
  8. biocriticism
  9. biocrude
  10. biocrudes
  11. biocrust

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