criminalist

[ krim-uh-nl-ist ]

noun

1. an expert in criminalistics.
2. a person who studies or practices criminology; criminologist.
3. an expert in criminal law.

Word History and Origins

Origin of criminalist¹

First recorded in 1625–35; criminal + -ist

Example Sentences

But these various timbres of the voice especially contain a not insignificant danger for the criminalist.

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I believe that to keep going with merely what the criminalist knows about the matter, belongs to his most difficult tasks.

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That probability is in this way and in a number of relations, of great value to the criminalist can not appear doubtful.

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The criminalist gives the statistician the figures but the latter can derive no significant principles from them.

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One of the most difficult tasks of the criminalist who is engaged in psychological investigation is the judgment of woman.

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