crime scene

noun

: the place where a crime happened
The police found my wallet at the crime scene.

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According to police, the only item missing at the crime scene when police arrived was Bryan’s cellphone. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025 Police had also charged the officer heading the local police station and the head of the college at the time of the crime with destruction of the crime scene and tampering with evidence. Reuters, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025 Despite a lack of physical evidence linking the men to the crime scene, Youngkin remains convinced the two men shot Gibson. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2025 An official related the incident was now a crime scene. Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for crime scene 

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“Crime scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crime%20scene. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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