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crime scene

American

[krahym seen] / ˈkraɪm ˌsin /

noun

the immediate area where a crime was committed, especially as marked off by police and restricted to official investigators in order to avoid any interference or tampering.

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Derived Forms

crime-scene

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

crime scenes

plural

Example Sentences

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The use of "crime scene" tape has been trialled elsewhere in England.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Researchers approached the mystery much like forensic investigators examining clues from a crime scene.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

"Much like at a crime scene, everything is documented, archived, and then cleaned up," Marroni said.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Police can dust a crime scene for fingerprints and get surveillance footage or nearby tollbooth records without identifying the suspect in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

But it was worth researching, if there were Wyrdmarks at Xavier’s crime scene and Wyrdmarks at the clock tower.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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