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criminalista
criminologist
criminal
relating to crime
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-ista
person who practices or is concerned with something
Criminalista means criminologist and can be thought of as a person who is concerned with1 (-ista1) things that are related to crime0 (criminal0).
noun
  1. criminologist
    A person who specializes in the study of crime and criminal behavior
    El criminalista examinó cuidadosamente la escena del crimen. // The criminologist carefully examined the crime scene.