criminology
nounHow to pronounce criminology:
Definition of criminology:
- criminology (noun):
- the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement.
- the scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon, of criminals, and of penal treatment
Synonyms for criminology:
penology
sociology
Here are some other common 5-syllable words.
- actuality
- hereditary
- ornamentation
- jocularity
- industrialized
- animalism
- parishioners
- intimidating
- territorial
- existentially
- unemployable
- abracadabra
- hypocritical
- disappreciate
- stylistically
- dilapidated
- characteristic
- perpetually
- concessionaire
- Amaterasu
- verifiable
- amortization
- arbitrarily
- regionalism
- Fionnuala
- humiliated
- accumulation
- overprotective
- inconsequent
- archaeologist
- exaggerated
- accusatory
- curiosity
- illiteracy
- analogising
- invigilator
- satisfiable
- cardioactive
- ridiculously
- disintegration
- testimonial
- sensationalist
- petechiae
- intelligible
- imperceivable
- disagreeable
- confrontational
- argumentative
- intermittently
- emotionally
- … more
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