crime scene

noun

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

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The prosecution reportedly showed graphic crime scene photos several times while presenting. Raven Brunner, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025 Webb used a two-pronged approach to investigate this stellar crime scene—bringing to bear both its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) and Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec). David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025 The juror misconduct claim involved the discovery that one of the jurors ignored the judge’s instructions and visited the crime scene during the trial, according to the DA’s motion. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025 Anderson left the crime scene following the disturbance. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2025.

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