detectivismn.
/dɪˈtɛktɪvɪz(ə)m/ The activities of a detective; detective work.
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society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun]
criminal investigation1799
detectiveship1877
detectivism1894
sleuthing1900
1894 Academy 23 June 514/2 An incredible piece of detectivism.
1896 Athenæum 15 Aug. 225 Literary detectivism of a high order.
1905 Book Lover 10/2 A sea story with a little detectivism and plenty of humour in it.
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n.1894- get away from it all
- get away with
- get away with it
- get away with murder
- get away with you
- get back
- get back at
- get back in one's box
- get back in your box
- get back into one's box
- get back now less commonly on
- get back to
- get back to the world
- get back up
- get bang to rights
- get barrelled
- get beans
- get beered up
- get before
- get beforehand
- get behind me, satan
- get bent
- get big air
- get bogged down in the weeds
- get bombed