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detective
/ ɪˈɛɪ /
noun
- a police officer who investigates crimes
- ( as modifier )
a detective story
adjective
- used in or serving for detection
- serving to detect
Word History and Origins
Origin of detective1
Example Sentences
Starring Tom Hardy as a "jaded" detective, Havoc tells the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong.
He was first interviewed by detectives a month after Emma's body was found.
“I want to thank our detectives and officers for their outstanding work in swiftly identifying and apprehending the suspect.”
Specialist detectives trawled through thousands of anonymous Encrochat messages which detailed drug deals, firearms sales, and assassination attempts, the NCA said.
The review found a detective constable leading the Merseyside grooming investigation had held on to the file even when they were transferred out of the PVP team to help another unit with its workload.
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