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Definition of incident room noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

incident room

noun

/ˈɪnsɪdənt ruːm/,

/ˈɪnsɪdənt rʊm/

/ˈɪnsɪdənt ruːm/,

/ˈɪnsɪdənt rʊm/

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a room where the police work to collect evidence and information about a crime or accident that has taken place
- Police set up an incident room at Richmond police station as soon as the bodies were found.
Topics Law and justicec2, Crime and punishmentc2

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