crimebusting
Pursuing criminal activity
Crimebusting is fighting crime, especially through aggressive or dramatic enforcement.
The term evokes action-oriented policing or vigilante justice: The new mayor promised a crimebusting agenda.
A crimebuster is someone who fights crime, whether a detective, prosecutor, or superhero.
The word carries a slightly sensationalized, comic-book flavor.
Scientific crime-scene analysis
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- cluesHints toward answers
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
suspects · witnesses · surveillance · fingerprints · DNA · alibi · testimony · autopsy
Judicial proceedings chamber
- verdictOfficial court decision
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
punishment · retribution · prosecution · indictment · tribunal · parole · rehabilitation · restitution
Regular surveillance route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- securityProtection from threat
safeguarding · deterrence · neighborhood watch · tipline · community policing · alarm · CCTV · checkpoint
forensics
Scientific crime-scene analysis
interrogation · suspects · witnesses · surveillance · fingerprints · DNA · alibi · testimony · autopsy · ballistics
courtroom
Judicial proceedings chamber
- verdictOfficial court decision
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
incarceration · punishment · retribution · prosecution · indictment · tribunal · parole · rehabilitation · restitution · acquittal
patrol
Regular surveillance route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
security · safeguarding · deterrence · neighborhood watch · tipline · community policing · alarm · CCTV · checkpoint · curfew
chase
Rapid following of quarry
escape · danger · thrill · suspense · intrigue · smuggling · kidnapping · racketeering · blackmail · shootout
bravery
Boldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- valorCourage in danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
rescue · defender · protector · champion · daring · boldness · gallantry · fortitude · selflessness · vigilante
crimebustinglawbreaking
Committing illegal acts
criminal activity · criminality · crime · offending · lawlessness
crimebustingabetting
Helping commit wrongdoing
aiding and abetting · corruption · complicity · obstruction of justice · cover-up
crimebustingcrime wave
Surge in lawbreaking
anarchy · lawlessness · disorder · chaos · criminal underworld
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