HyperDic: criminology

English > 1 sense of the word *criminology*:
NOUN	cognition	criminology	the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement

criminology > pronunciation
Sounds	krih.mihnaa'lahjhiy
Rhymes	Agee ... zoology: 128 rhymes with jhiy...

English > *criminology*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement.
Narrower	penology, poenology	The branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation
Broader	sociology	The study and classification of human societies
Spanish	criminología
Catalan	criminologia
Adjectives	criminological	of or relating to or involved in criminology
Nouns	criminologist	a specialist in criminology