chalk outline
Body position marker
A chalk outline is the traced shape of a dead body at a crime scene, drawn by investigators to mark where the corpse lay before removal.
The image is iconic in detective fiction and film noir, though actual police rarely use the technique.
Figuratively, it suggests violent death or its aftermath: This policy will leave small businesses as chalk outlines.
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- bodyPhysical structure, living thing
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
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- forensicsDNA, DNA analysis, fingerprints, forensics, criminalistics
- Crime Scenecrime scene, evidence marker, evidence bag, evidence bags, crime tape
- doodlesstick figure, smiley face, happy face, sad face, star
- markersmarker, markers, permanent marker, permanent markers, highlighter
- sign paintinglettering, hand lettering, block letters, gold leaf, gilding
chalk outlinecorpse
Deceased human body
dead body · remains · cadaver · victim · flesh and blood
chalk outlinesurvivor
One still alive after
pulse · heartbeat · vital signs · life · walking around
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