crime scene

noun

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

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The lone gunman could then be seen strolling away from the crime scene. Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025 Investigators searched the home and reported finding items from the crime scene. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Dec. 2025 Investigators said the break in the case came in early 2022, when forensic evidence linked the Georgia shooting to a separate crime scene in Philadelphia. Christopher Harris, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 Major collision investigators and crime scene personnel remained at the scene Wednesday night to determine the cause of the crash. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 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 22 Dec. 2025.

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