criminalistics
Americannoun
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the scientific study and evaluation of physical evidence in the commission of crimes.
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the science dealing with the detection of crime and the apprehension of criminals.
Etymology
Origin of criminalistics
First recorded in 1945–50; criminalist + -ics
Example Sentences
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Hatten is still employed by the Las Vegas police department, assigned to the criminalistics bureau, which includes crime scene investigations, the Review-Journal reported.
From Fox News • Dec. 28, 2021
“I’m hoping it will hold all of us accountable to make sure that we don’t let victims fall through the cracks,” said Andrea Fielding, division director of criminalistics for the OSBI.
From Washington Times • Jan. 13, 2020
“It’s nice to see a transfer in both directions,” Ostfeld says, “from biology to criminalistics and back.”
From US News • May 18, 2011
The ability to extract cells from body fluids or tissue and use them to identify a person with near certainty has shaken up criminalistics like nothing before.
From Time Magazine Archive
An Introduction to criminalistics: the application of the physical sciences to the detection of crime.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1977 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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