crime scene

noun

: the place where a crime happened
The police found my wallet at the crime scene.

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That was a crime scene, And that crime scene was compromised. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026 Plasse's mother Michelle sued the police for $10 million for emotional abuse, after it was revealed that two officers at the crime scene took personal photos of Plasse's body and shared them with others. Mason Leath, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2026 Fingerprints found on the can of Coca-Cola placed a then-35-year-old Charley Sneed at the crime scene, the sheriff's office said. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026 In a previous motion, prosecutors noted that Kansas City police crime scene technicians recovered 16 9mm handguns during the execution of search warrants; these matched the caliber of the weapon used in the fatal shooting. Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crime scene

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“Crime scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crime%20scene. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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