private investigator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of private investigator
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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A private investigator who was initially a key witness in a privacy case brought by several claimants against the publisher of the Daily Mail, including Prince Harry, has denied "switching sides" out of revenge.
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Griffiths said her behaviour was proof she would "draw a line" between her professional and personal life, claiming she had never used a private investigator or hacked a phone.
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Former Daily Mail investigative reporter Stephen Wright has bitterly criticised claims he paid private investigators for information about the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry.
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In August 2011, Hartley led an internal investigation looking at records of payments to private investigators ahead of the Leveson Inquiry that year.
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In court on Wednesday he accepted there may be evidence private investigators working on behalf of the paper may have used unlawful techniques.
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