Criminology
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
criminology
: the scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon, of criminals, and of penal treatment
crim·i·no·log·i·cal [kri-mə-nə-lÄ -jə-kəl]
adj
crim·i·no·log·i·cal·ly adv
crim·i·nol·o·gist [kri-mə-nÄ -lə-jist]
n
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