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criminalism

criminalism noun: criminal behaviour or tendencies.

Noun

criminalism (uncountable)

  1. Criminal behaviour or tendencies.

Origin of criminalism

From criminal + -ism.

Questions about criminalism

What does criminalism mean?
Criminalism means criminal behaviour or tendencies.
What part of speech is criminalism?
Criminalism is a noun.

Words near criminalism in the dictionary

  1. criminalise
  2. criminalised
  3. criminalises
  4. criminalish
  5. criminalising
  6. criminalism
  7. criminalist
  8. criminalistic
  9. criminalistician
  10. criminalisticians
  11. criminalistics

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