criminalist
Americannoun
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an expert in criminalistics.
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a person who studies or practices criminology; criminologist.
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an expert in criminal law.
Etymology
Origin of criminalist
Example Sentences
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On Sept. 11, 2024, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s criminalist at the Downey facility noticed that Trimble’s blood sample had been damaged, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
But they didn’t get a match until a criminalist at the New Hampshire State Police Forensic Lab manually plotted the characteristics from one of Morris’s fingers.
From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2020
Paul Bush, a criminalist supervisor with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, testified that the DNA in the blood matched that of Burns.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2020
“We were kind of shocked that Chris was no longer present at all,” said Darby Stienmetz, a criminalist at the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2019
And we may add, ``The criminalist his case.''
From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Gross, Hans Gustav Adolf
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