Criminologists have developed both crime-centered and person-centered typologies. The former sort out criminal activities into homogeneous groupings, such as residential burglary, car clouting, white-collar crime, and forcible rape. Criminologists base such types on offender-victim relations, techniques employed in the crime, and spatial or temporal features of the lawbreaking activity.
â¢ ELYSIAN (adjective). The adjective ELYSIAN has 2 senses: 1. relating to the Elysian Fields. 2. being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods. Familiarity information: ELYSIAN used as an adjective is rare. ELYSIAN (adjective). The adjective ELYSIAN has 2 senses: 1. relating to the Elysian Fields. 2. being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods. Familiarity information: ELYSIAN used as an adjective is rare.
1. (Geological Science) a dark volcanic glass formed by very rapid solidification of lava. Also called: Iceland agate. [C17: from Latin obsidiÄnus, erroneous transcription of obsiÄnus (lapis) (stone of) Obsius, the name (in Pliny) of the discoverer of a stone resembling obsidian].bÂ·sidÂ·iÂ·an. n. A usually black or banded, hard volcanic glass that displays shiny, curved surfaces when fractured and is formed by rapid cooling of lava. [Latin. , misreading of. , Obsian (stone), obsidian, after. , a Roman who supposedly discovered it or a similar mineral .].