crime scene

American  

[krahym seen] / ˈkraɪm ˌsin /

noun

crime scenes plural

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• crime-scene
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• crime scenes
  plural

Example Sentences

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crime scene

Herman walked the last half-mile to the airport, where he saw water from iced-over pipes soaking the crime scene.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Even if arrests were made in the future, he said, possible crime scene management issues mean "everything is going to be questioned" by the defence.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Haney spent much of the trial focused on the unorthodox nature of an arson investigation that started after a second fire had consumed the initial crime scene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Once considered a hub of the transatlantic slave trade, Ghana is now "transitioning from being a crime scene to a sanctuary for healing and reparative justice", Ablakwa told hundreds of delegates.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Then I start to think of my room like it's a crime scene.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements