crime scene

noun

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

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Besides her grief and anger, Cora is broke, insecure, living with a religious aunt and working as a crime scene cleaner, scraping away human remains for money. Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 The crime scene was on a sprawling 10-acre property in Cherokee County, Georgia, where Gary Farris lived with his wife Melody and their son Scott. Hannah Vair, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2025 According to Burton, another crime scene was discovered and processed. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025 Officers cleaned up blood along the sidewalk behind yellow tape barring off a part of the crime scene near the student union in the early evening hours after the shooting. Graham Hurley, Aaron Fisher and Katherine Jennings, CNN Money, 19 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 3 May. 2025.

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