crime scene

noun

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

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To the thousands of Syrians who lost loved ones, or were tortured, imprisoned or displaced by the Assad regime, their homeland had become a crime scene from which the top suspects disappeared en masse. Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 The police inspected the crime scene and searched the room. Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 The plaintiffs’ attorney said Ramos fired twice, pointing to two bullets found away from the main crime scene that are believed to have injured the six bystanders. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025 Investigators then spoke to two individuals who described seeing a truck similar in make and color to the one owned by Soto-Escalera near the crime scene, and later obtained video footage of this same vehicle near the area where Wise's body was later discovered by a passerby. Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 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 21 Oct. 2025.

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