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Mystery Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| someone who is harmed or suffers a loss | victim |
| formal charges against a person of a committed crime | indictment |
| based on apparent, not solid evidence | circumstantial |
| something that is unknown and must be solved | mystery |
| something intended to mislead from the truth | red herring |
| the state of being somewhere else during a crime | alibi |
| crime less serious than a felony | misdemeanor |
| someone who can give a firsthand account of something | witness |
| to infer by logical reasoning | deduce |
| a reason that causes someone to act or do something | motive |
| a grave or serious crime with harsh punishments | felony |
| a violation of the law | transgression |
| another term for detective | sleuth |
| something that is used as proof for a crime | evidence |
| one who carries through or commits a crime | perpetrator |
| a guess or feeling about something not based on facts | hunch |
| an advance or discovery that helps solve a crime | breakthrough |
| a possible perpetrator of a crime | suspect |
| to steal | purloin |
| a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries | clue |