Detective Work (Noun)
Meaning
A police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Forensic experts were called in to assist with the detective work on the high-profile murder case.
- Detective James had been doing detective work for years and still found the long hours of surveillance exhausting.
- Young detectives in training were tasked with reviewing security footage as part of their detective work on the recent string of robberies.
- After days of detective work, the police finally had a lead on the suspect's whereabouts.
- Years of extensive detective work went into solving the infamous cold case that had gone unsolved for decades.