criminology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

criminology
    n 1: the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law
         enforcement

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Criminology \Crim`i*nol"o*gy\ (-n?l"?-j?), n. [L. crimen,
   crimenis, crime + -logy.]
   1. A treatise on crime or the criminal population.
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   2. The branch of sociology which studies crime and criminals.
      [PJC] -- {Crim`i*nol"o*gist} (-j?st), n.
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