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criminological

criminological adjective: of or pertaining to criminology.

Adjective

criminological (comparative more criminological, superlative most criminological)

  1. Of or pertaining to criminology.
    • It was a peculiarity of Mr Carrados that he could drop the most absorbing occupation of his daily life at a moment's notice if need be, apply himself exclusively to the solution of some criminological problem, possibly a matter of several days, and at the end of the time return and take up the...1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
    • In my own opinion, “criminal religious movements” (CRMs) is a more accurate and useful category than “cults.” It uses, although selectively, elements from the criminological tradition. It avoids the word “cult” and tries to disentangle the category from both the folk psychology of brainwashing and...2023 March 29, Beatriz Caiuby Labate, Clancy Cavnar, Religious Freedom and the Global Regulation of Ayahuasca, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN

criminological meaning in Indonesian

criminological in Indonesian

of or pertaining to criminology
kriminologis

Forms of criminological

comparativemore criminological
superlativemost criminological

Origin of criminological

From criminology + -ical.

Words formed from criminological

Questions about criminological

What does criminological mean?
Criminological means of or pertaining to criminology.
What is criminological in Indonesian?
Criminological in Indonesian is kriminologis. See Criminological meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is criminological?
Criminological is an adjective.

Words near criminological in the dictionary

  1. criminocracy
  2. criminogenesis
  3. criminogenetic
  4. criminogenic
  5. criminogenically
  6. criminological
  7. criminologically
  8. criminologies
  9. criminologist
  10. criminologists
  11. criminology

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