1. A police investigation to determine the perpetrator
   - detection, detective work, sleuthing

1. Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
   "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"
   - observe, find, discover, notice

See also: detection, detector

Type of: police investigation, police work, sight, spy

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