kryminalistyka
//krɘ.mi.naˈlis.tɘ.ka/ | /krɘ.mi.na.lisˈtɘ.ka//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.forensics, criminalistics (study of crime, the detection and investigation of crimes and the prosecution of their perpetrators)
- 2.forensics (administrative unit within the police that deals with detecting crimes and prosecuting criminals)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kriminalistik. By surface analysis, kryminalista + -yka. First attested in 1848.