Sûreté

[ syr-tey ]

/ sürˈteɪ /

[lah] /lɑ/, the criminal investigation department of the French government.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 10

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No doubt for the purpose of facilitating the inquiries of the agents of the Surete?
The Mystery of the Yellow Room|Gaston Leroux
Look at what they did to my poor friend the Chief of the Surete, Boichlikoff.
The Secret of the Night|Gaston Leroux
They would certainly know at the Surete, and also know if the glasses were his.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room|Gaston Leroux
Was he not assisting the great M. Hanaud from the Surete in Paris?
At the Villa Rose|A. E. W. Mason

The Chief of the Surete, who had arrived at the Glandier, joined us at that moment.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room|Gaston Leroux