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Detective Vocabulary

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alibi   an excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime when the crime was committed  
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clue   a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries  
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crime   an act that is against the law  
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Detective   a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information  
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evidence   something that helps prove who committed the crime  
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mystery   something that is secret and unknown  
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red herring   a false lead that throws the investigator off track  
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sleuth   another name for a detective  
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suspect   a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime  
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victim   someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of a crime  
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witness   someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information  
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