scene-of-crime
adjective/ˌsiːn əv ˈkraɪm/
/ˌsiːn əv ˈkraɪm/
[only before noun] (British English)- relating to the part of the police service that examines the physical evidence of a crime that is present in the place where the crime was committed
- a scene-of-crime officer
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