criminologie
French, noun/kʁi.mi.nɔ.lɔ.ʒi/
criminologie is a French feminine noun meaning “criminology (the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Science de l’étude du comportement criminel et son impact sur les lois et le comportement humain ; également…”.
What does criminologie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecriminology (the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Science de l’étude du comportement criminel et son impact sur les lois et le comportement humain ; également considérée comme la science des causes du crime.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of criminologie
- criminologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce criminologie?
- /kʁi.mi.nɔ.lɔ.ʒi/
- \kʁi.mi.nɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to criminologie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is criminologie in French?
criminologie appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).