to detect a crime

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• Detect — De*tect (d[ e]*t[e^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detecting}.] 1. To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light; as, to detect a crime or a criminal; to detect a mistake in an account. [1913 Webster] Plain good… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Crime in Melbourne — refers to criminal activity in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. One of the main functions of Victoria Police is to detect criminal activity, and prosecutions take place in the Victorian court system. Melbourne is commonly considered a reasonably… …   Wikipedia

• detect — ► VERB 1) discover the presence or existence of. 2) discover or investigate (a crime or its perpetrators). 3) notice (something intangible or barely perceptible). DERIVATIVES detectable adjective detectably adverb detection noun …   English terms dictionary

• crime — crimeless, adj. crimelessness, n. /kruym/, n. 1. an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited. 2. criminal activity and those… …   Universalium

• Crime in New York City — New York City Crime rates (2008) Crime type Rate* Homicide …   Wikipedia

• crime — noun 1 illegal act ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), awful, bloody, brutal, despicable, dreadful (esp. BrE), grave, great, heinous, horr …   Collocations dictionary

• Crime, Law Enforcement, and Penology — ▪ 1995 Introduction Terrorism.       Peace talks continued in 1994 between Israel and its Arab neighbours despite a series of murderous incidents, while in Northern Ireland the Irish Republican Army, one of the world s most tenacious terrorist… …   Universalium

• detect — v.tr. 1 a (often foll. by in) reveal the guilt of; discover (detected him in his crime). b discover (a crime). 2 discover or perceive the existence or presence of (detected a smell of burning; do I detect a note of sarcasm?). 3 Physics use an… …   Useful english dictionary

• detect — verb ADVERB ▪ early, late ▪ Some cancers can now be cured if they are detected early. ▪ quickly, rapidly ▪ automatically ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Crime-lite — The Crime lite is a handheld, high intensity alternate light source used primarily by forensic investigators[1] to detect evidence such as fingerprints, bodily fluids and latent evidence from crime scenes. The Crime lite was one of the first… …   Wikipedia

• detect — verb 1》 discover or identify the presence or existence of. 2》 discover or investigate (a crime or its perpetrators). 3》 discern (something intangible or barely perceptible). Derivatives detectable adjective detectably adverb detection noun Origin …   English new terms dictionary