police detective

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police
noun[plural]
uk
/pəˈliːs/us
/pəˈliːs/
the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed ...
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detective
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈtek.tɪv/us
/dɪˈtek.tɪv/
someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible ...
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(Definition ofpoliceanddetectivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Further, broader comparisons between the development of the secret service operative and the professionalization of the urbanpolicedetectivewould be helpful.
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This was a world on the limits of law and through it moved the criminal, soldier, revolutionary andpolicedetectivein disguise.
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They go in for up-to-datepolicedetectivemodels.
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Although not as interested in gymnastics, she findspolicedetectivework fascinating - which worries her father.
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The method has become important in forensic science to assistpolicedetectivework, and it has also proved useful in resolving paternity and immigration disputes.
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Meanwhile, apolicedetectiveis found dead in his car, every bone in his body broken.
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A crime investigationby a private eye, apolicedetective(sometimes acting alone), or a concerned amateuris the most prevalent, but far from dominant, basic plot.
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The film somewhat focuses on the comparatively ethical business practices of the wicked gangster and the womanizing and failed marriage of the do-gooderpolicedetective.
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The attraction ofpolicedetectivework for him is the freedom to follow his curiosity to solve problems.
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After they dispersed, the host announced to everyone that a crime had been committed and apolicedetectivewas on the way.
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The series follows apolicedetectivesuffering from multiple personality disorder.
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As a doctor, he is the black sheep of the family, coming from a long line of cops (his father was apolicedetective).
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With death looming, he helps a troubledpolicedetectivelearn the truth about her sister's death while simultaneously unraveling a much larger and darker plot.
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He was credited for a number of high-profile arrests during his early career as apolicedetective.
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However, he is actually apolicedetectiveand an expert swordsman in kendo.
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Archie catches up, introduces himself, and points out that the man's being followed by apolicedetective.
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In addition, apolicedetectivewearing a listening device started visiting the trailer.
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Thepolicedetectiveand the teacher unknowingly become caught in the middle of an angelic war.
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Furthermore, the doorframe is mentioned in all standardpolicedetectivetextbooks as a routine location to search.
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The wife's best friend and apolicedetectiveattempt to bring the culprits to justice.
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He is apolicedetectivein a large city whose government was corrupted by at least two villains until recently.
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He also allowed a crookedpolicedetectiveto work inside the district attorney's office, feeding him misleading information to confuse the gang.
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He's a formerpolicedetectivewith a strong sense of justice.
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