Lombroso

[ lom-broh-soh; Italian lawm-braw-saw ]

/ lɒmˈbroʊ soʊ; Italian lɔmˈbrɔ sɔ /

noun

Ce·sa·re

[che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑˌrɛ/, 1836–1909, Italian physician and criminologist.

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Examples from the Web for lombroso

Wishing to base his doctrine on a sound foundation, Lombroso begins with what may be termed the embryology of crime.
A Problem in Modern Ethics|John Addington Symonds
Krugelstein and Lombroso, respectively, remark the same tendencies.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
Nor is it, as Lombroso believed, the result of a pathological and degenerate condition, allied to criminality and madness.
The Pivot of Civilization|Margaret Sanger
Lombroso has already indicated how fundamental womans inclination to cruelty is.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross

Lombroso notes that the sensibility of criminals to the weather appears to be greater than that of the ordinary population.
The Criminal|Havelock Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for lombroso

Lombroso

/ (Italian lomˈbroːso) /

noun

Cesare (ˈtʃeːzare). 1836–1909, Italian criminologist: he postulated the existence of a criminal type

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