| 单词 | criminal investigation |
| 释义 | > as lemmascriminal investigation criminal investigation n. an investigation into a crime, usually seeking to identify the offender and build a legal case against him or her; also as a mass noun; cf. C.I.D. n. at C n. Initialisms 3. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] criminal investigation1799 detectiveship1877 detectivism1894 sleuthing1900 1799 R. Heron New Gen. Hist. Scotl. V. i. 460 A sudden plot against the Marquises..was pretended to have been detected..And a criminal investigation was commenced. 1822 Ann. Reg. 1820 34/2 The acts..had been the recent subject of criminal investigation. 1892 Times 5 Nov. 6/5 It was quite true that a criminal investigation had been held in reference to charges of fraud against him. 1937 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 122/3 Your examination of vegetable tissues and fibers..is a type of microscope work highly useful in criminal investigation. 2000 T. Clancy Bear & Dragon xxi. 305 What the hell, he thought, a little competition was good for everybody, so long as CIA didn't mess with a criminal investigation. < as lemmas |
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