Scotland Yard
noun
Scot·land Yard
ˌskät-lən(d)-ˈyärd 
: the detective department of the London metropolitan police
Examples of Scotland Yard in a Sentence
The case is being investigated by Scotland Yard.
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Hotels in the Unbound Collection include the Great Scotland Yard Hotel in London and New York’s The Chatwal.
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Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
Since Bamber’s conviction, the rules around disclosing evidence had become far more favorable to defendants; a team from Scotland Yard was tasked with reviewing the previously unseen files and turning over anything that would now be considered relevant.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Later that day, a group of News International executives that did not include Lewis met again with Scotland Yard investigators.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
After a £100,000 (almost $127,000) reward was announced, the painting was found by Charles Hill, a former Scotland Yard officer who was a leading art detective at the time, seven years later.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
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Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
Since Bamber’s conviction, the rules around disclosing evidence had become far more favorable to defendants; a team from Scotland Yard was tasked with reviewing the previously unseen files and turning over anything that would now be considered relevant.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Later that day, a group of News International executives that did not include Lewis met again with Scotland Yard investigators.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
After a £100,000 (almost $127,000) reward was announced, the painting was found by Charles Hill, a former Scotland Yard officer who was a leading art detective at the time, seven years later.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
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Scotland Yard
noun
Scot·land Yard
ˌskät-lən(d)-ˈyärd
: the detective division of the London area police
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