Question 1 · Quick check
criminology
CEFRC1
/krˌɪmɪˈnɑlədʒi/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The study of crime, criminals, and why crime happens.
- 02
noun
Extra detailThe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.
Examples
Donald is taking criminology this year.
He's a criminology major.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
Deep Dive
More examples
In contextI'm majoring in criminology.
"So that then begins a sort of rethinking of my idea of criminology," Weisburd said. "Like most other people, my studies were about people. I said, maybe we ought to be more concerned with places."
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
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Origin
noun
From criminal + -logy.