criminalist

noun

crim·​i·​nal·​ist ˈkri-mə-nə-list How to pronounce criminalist (audio)
: a specialist in criminalistics

Examples of criminalist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The case against Cory Martin, 36 — who’s on trial for strangling and chopping up 26-year-old Brandy Odom in April 2018 — has been unfolding in Brooklyn Federal Court including DNA evidence testimony Wednesday from a criminalist with the city Medical Examiner’s office. John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024 And there were those stains on the bedspread, which criminalist Charles Merritt pointed to at trial and described as Bob's blood. Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024 Portillo is scheduled to call on Webb’s friend, girlfriend, doctors, criminalists, Placer County sheriff’s deputies and Schewe’s mother to testify. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024 Additionally, traces of Valium were found in her system, two criminalists testified. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for criminalist 

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Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of criminalist was in 1951

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“Criminalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminalist. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

Legal Definition

criminalist

noun
crim·​i·​nal·​ist ˈkri-mə-nə-list How to pronounce criminalist (audio)
: one who practices criminalistics as a profession
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