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Criminal Investigation Department

British  

noun

  1. the full name for CID

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"How can a file in the Criminal Investigation Department move up and down, or remain stuck for seven or eight years in a cupboard?" he asked during a speech marking anti-corruption day.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

The leaked 18 July recording was voice matched by the Criminal Investigation Department in the Bangladesh Police with known audio of Sheikh Hasina's voice.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

Meenu faces the charge of leaving the country from an unauthorised port, according to legal documents from the Criminal Investigation Department of Sri Lanka’s police seen by Reuters.

From Reuters • Aug. 10, 2022

The ring in Aceh was connected to six prisoners who are currently serving sentences in the province, said Agus Andrianto, head of the Criminal Investigation Department.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2021

He went up to the Criminal Investigation Department.

From The Confessions of Arsène Lupin by Leblanc, Maurice

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