Meanings
nouncriminology (countable and uncountable, plural criminologies)
plural criminologies
- countableuncountableThe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.
Criminology will help you understand the motivations of lawbreakers.
1 more example
"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."
2019, Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers, page 283
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*krey-
- Proto-Indo-European*kréymn̥
- Proto-Italic*kreimən
- Latincrīmen
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Late Latincrimināli
- Anglo-Normancrimina
- Middle Englishcryminal
- Englishcriminal
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishcriminology
Translations
Arabic علم الجريمَة
- علم الجريمَة (ʕilm al-jarimiyya)the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Basque kriminologia
- kriminologiathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Bulgarian криминология
- криминология (kriminologija)the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Catalan criminologia
- criminologiathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Chinese Mandarin 犯罪學 /犯罪学
- 犯罪學 /犯罪学 (fànzuìxué)the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Czech kriminologie
- kriminologiethe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Danish kriminologi
- kriminologithe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Dutch criminologie
- criminologiethe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Esperanto kriminologio
- kriminologiothe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Estonian kriminoloogia
- kriminoloogiathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Finnish rikosoppi, kriminologia
- rikosoppithe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
- kriminologiathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
French criminologie
- criminologiethe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
German Kriminologie
- Kriminologiethe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Greek εγκληματολογία
- εγκληματολογία (egklimatología)the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Hebrew קרימינולוגיה
- קרימינולוגיה (qriminologia)the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Hindi अपराध शास्त्र
- अपराध शास्त्र (aprādh śāstra)the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Hungarian kriminológia
- kriminológiathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Icelandic afbrotafræði
- afbrotafræðithe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Indonesian kriminologi
- kriminologithe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Italian criminologia
- criminologiathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Japanese 犯罪学
- 犯罪学 (hanzaigaku)the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Korean 범죄학
- 범죄학 (beomjoehak)the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Latvian kriminoloģija
- kriminoloģijathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Lithuanian kriminologija
- kriminologijathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Malay kaji jenayah, kriminologi
- kaji jenayahthe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
- kriminologithe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Norwegian Bokmål kriminologi
- kriminologithe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Persian جرمشناسی
- جرمشناسی (jarem-šenâsi)the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Polish kryminologia
- kryminologiathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Portuguese criminologia
- criminologiathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Romanian criminologie
- criminologiethe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Russian криминоло́гия
- криминоло́гия (kriminológija)the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Slovak kriminológia
- kriminológiathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Spanish criminología
- criminologíathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Swahili elimu ya uhalifu, kriminolojia
- elimu ya uhalifuthe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
- kriminolojiathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Swedish kriminologi
- kriminologithe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Tagalog kriminolohiya
- kriminolohiyathe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Tamil குற்றவியல்
- குற்றவியல் (kuṟṟaviyal)the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Thai อาชญาวิทยา
- อาชญาวิทยา (àat-yaa-wít-tá-yaa)the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Turkish kriminoloji
- kriminolojithe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Ukrainian кримінологія
- кримінологія (kryminolohija)the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Vietnamese tội phạm học
- tội phạm họcthe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Welsh troseddeg
- troseddegthe study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour
Cite this entry
APA
criminology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminology
MLA
“criminology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminology. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “criminology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminology.
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