criminalist
nounmasculine/femininetécnico/kɾiminɐˈliʃtɐ/low
cri·mi·na·lis·ta
Definition
1. A specialist in criminal law; a criminal lawyer. 2. An expert in criminalistics, the scientific analysis of physical evidence in crime investigation.
The criminalist presented new DNA evidence at the trial.
She is a leading criminalist who has worked on many high-profile cases.
Common collocations
forensic criminalistcriminal lawyercriminal defense attorney
Etymology
De 'criminal' + sufixo '-ista', por influência de outras línguas europeias (ex.: inglês 'criminalist', francês 'criminaliste').