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单词 cold case
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Definition of cold case in English:

cold case

noun
  • An unsolved criminal investigation which remains open pending the discovery of new evidence.

    the cold cases that have never been solved
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is reopening a cold case from 2001 in which a 46-year-old Wichita woman was strangled and dumped in a creek.
    • This inquiry has started a momentum in looking at cold cases, not only from a forensic science point of view but also from an investigative one.
    • Britain is a world-leader in solving cold cases, thanks largely to its national DNA database.
    • In January, a new cold case detective unit was established to trawl over old murder and rape cases in an attempt to catch violent offenders still at large.
    • Finally we've got cops working cold cases.
    • Today many police departments have cold case units.
    • In the past 15 years, nearly two dozen "cold cases" from the civil-rights era have been reinvestigated, many leading to successful prosecutions.
    • Essex Police are investigating what could be a cold case murder in Tollesbury, with possible East End gangland links.
    • They have a top cold case investigator working on this case with them.
    • Using advanced techniques in forensic science, the Met's crack squad of experts gets under the skin of some tough cold cases to discover the truth.
    • We want to assure the public this will not become a cold case.
    • Though she provided evidence and information, the police ignored her, and so the unsolved crime went quickly into the cold case file.
 
 

Definition of cold case in US English:

cold case

noun
  • An unsolved criminal investigation which remains open pending the discovery of new evidence.

    the cold cases that have never been solved
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is reopening a cold case from 2001 in which a 46-year-old Wichita woman was strangled and dumped in a creek.
    • Essex Police are investigating what could be a cold case murder in Tollesbury, with possible East End gangland links.
    • In the past 15 years, nearly two dozen "cold cases" from the civil-rights era have been reinvestigated, many leading to successful prosecutions.
    • Though she provided evidence and information, the police ignored her, and so the unsolved crime went quickly into the cold case file.
    • They have a top cold case investigator working on this case with them.
    • Britain is a world-leader in solving cold cases, thanks largely to its national DNA database.
    • This inquiry has started a momentum in looking at cold cases, not only from a forensic science point of view but also from an investigative one.
    • We want to assure the public this will not become a cold case.
    • Today many police departments have cold case units.
    • Using advanced techniques in forensic science, the Met's crack squad of experts gets under the skin of some tough cold cases to discover the truth.
    • Finally we've got cops working cold cases.
    • In January, a new cold case detective unit was established to trawl over old murder and rape cases in an attempt to catch violent offenders still at large.
 
 
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