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
The reliability of bloodstain-pattern analysis has never been definitively proven or quantified, but largely due to the testimony of criminalist Herbert MacDonell, it was steadily admitted in court after court around the country in the 1970s and '80s.
From Salon
Afterward, Dmitry Gorin, one of Grossman’s lawyers, called Orange County lab criminalist Kelly Brown to testify.
From Los Angeles Times
Tara Scott, a criminalist in the DNA section of Iowa’s crime lab, said she analyzed a swab taken from a blood stain found on the trunk seal of Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s Chevy Malibu after investigators recovered the body of Mollie Tibbetts.
From Fox News
Criminalist Amy Johnson testified that investigators initially overlooked the blood stain on the trunk’s rubber seal, but found it during an additional search two days later.
From Fox News
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