he is helping the police with their inquiries

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• help the police —    (with their inquiries)    British    to be in custody and presumed guilty of an offence with which you have not been charged    The purpose of the wording is not to prejudge guilt and so avoid the possibility of a subsequent conviction being… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… …   Universalium

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• inquiry */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ] / US [ɪnˈkwaɪrɪ] / US [ˈɪŋkwərɪ] noun Word forms inquiry : singular inquiry plural inquiries [countable] a question intended to get information about someone or something There have already been over 300 inquiries from people… …   English dictionary

• inquiry — [[t]ɪnkwa͟ɪ͟əri[/t]] ♦♦♦ inquiries (The spelling enquiry is also used. Inquiry is sometimes pronounced [[t]ɪ̱ŋkwɪri[/t]]u> in American English.) 1) N COUNT An inquiry is a question which you ask in order to get some information. He made some… …   English dictionary

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• inquiry — noun 1 (C) a question you ask in order to get information (+ about): We re getting a lot of inquiries from travel companies about our new London Rio service. | make inquiries: I don t know who sent the gift, but I ll make discreet inquiries. | be …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• enquiry — noun 1 (C) a question you ask in order to get information (+ about): We re getting a lot of inquiries from travel companies about our new London Rio service. | make inquiries: I don t know who sent the gift, but I ll make discreet inquiries. | be …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• euphemism — is the use of a milder or vaguer word or phrase in place of one that might seem too harsh or direct in a particular context, and a euphemism is such a word or phrase. The most productive subjects for euphemism are bodily functions, sexual… …   Modern English usage