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Criminology

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the scientific study of crime, criminals, and the criminal justice system
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Stage 1 of 2
crimen
Latin · ancient
"a crime, an accusation"
a crime, an accusation
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Stage 2 of 2
criminology
English · 1890
"the scientific study of crime"
coined by combining Latin crimen with Greek logos for the scientific study of crime
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