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Meaning of Criminologist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈkɹɪ.mɪ.nɒ.lə.dʒɪst

Definitions

One who practices criminology.

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Examples

“Not according to professor James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University in Boston who has been studying mass murder for the past three decades.”
“When he finished his stint in Brooklyn, Weisburd decided to team up with Larry Sherman, another young criminologist.”
“Derived from the Latin words "scelero" — which means crime or wickedness — and "phobos" meaning fear — scelerophobia is coined by both criminologists and psychologists as the fear of burglars, according to Ayla Faisal, a clinical psychologist and a PhD scholar at the Institute of Clinical Psychology at the University of Karachi.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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