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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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"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

On Tuesday, Malaysian Criminal Investigation Department director Abd Jalil Hassan said police, the foreign ministry and the attorney general's office were making efforts to bring Sajat back.

From Reuters Sep. 22, 2021

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

After that, some members of Colombo’s Muslim community warned the Criminal Investigation Department about Jameel.

From New York Times Jul. 2, 2020

There are 650 men attached to the Criminal Investigation Department, and they have all learned their trade by tedious degrees.

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

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