criminalist
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Definition of criminalist
: a specialist in criminalistics
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Greenville County’s drug lab recently purchased about $150,000 in new equipment for that purpose, and created a new position to operate it, according to James Armstrong, Greenville County’s chief criminalist. — Conor Hughes, BostonGlobe.com, "South Carolina CBD stores left confused amid raids, new opinion," 5 Aug. 2019 Yet Vanderkolk, the state police criminalist who testified for the prosecution, was even bolder in his claims about the garbage bags. — Christian Sheckler, ProPublica, "The Questionable Conviction, and Re-Conviction, of Ricky Joyner," 20 July 2019 Raegan Carter, a criminalist with the sheriff’s department, testified July 11 about her analysis of Milonis’ blood sample in which his blood/alcohol level was .20, which is twice the legal limit, about four hours after the 6:45 p.m. crash. — Neal Putnam, Ramona Sentinel, "Witnesses testify in murder trial," 16 July 2019 The defense attorneys also went lightly on Los Angeles police criminalist DeWayne Wolfer, who oversaw the crime-scene investigation. — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, "Did L.A. police and prosecutors bungle the Bobby Kennedy assassination probe?," 5 June 2018 In the weeks after the murder, Tahnee Nelson Mehmet, a criminalist at the county crime lab, ran dozens of tests on the evidence collected from the Kumra mansion. — Katie Worth, WIRED, "Framed for Murder By His Own DNA," 19 Apr. 2018 Over the next 24 hours, detectives, criminalists and evidence technicians swarmed the sprawling 1908 mansion on Ocean Boulevard built by millionaire businessman John Spreckels. — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Questions, theories, opinions abound after Zahau wrongful death verdict," 8 Apr. 2018 Some sections read like raw, unfiltered research: one mesmerizing chapter consists entirely of a transcript from Ms. McNamara’s interview with Paul Holes, a criminalist in the Contra Costa sheriff’s office. — Alexandra Alter, New York Times, "Hunting — and Haunted by — a Serial Killer," 15 Feb. 2018 During the great snowstorm of early 2017, a Portland Police criminalist snapped a picture of a flock gathered next to headquarters. — Kale Williams, OregonLive.com, "Latest weapon in Portland's war on bird poop: more birds," 7 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'criminalist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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criminalist
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Legal Definition of criminalist
: one who practices criminalistics as a profession