sleuth

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1sleuth

noun \ˈslüth\

Definition of SLEUTH

Examples of SLEUTH

  1. <the popular TV sleuth lives a much more action-packed life than do his real-world counterparts>

Origin of SLEUTH

short for sleuthhound
First Known Use: 1872

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with SLEUTH

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