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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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The Criminal Investigation Department of Leiria is leading the investigation into the two deaths.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2025

"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

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

Fourteen years ago he resigned his Indian post to become Assistant-Commissioner in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department.

From Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police by Dilnot, George

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