investigation
investigating | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
police work
police investigation | the investigation of criminal activities |
criminal negligence
culpable negligence | (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) |
| maintenance criminal maintenance | the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community, unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit |
crime
offense criminal offense
criminal offence
offence law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law, usually considered an evil act, a long record of crimes |
| criminal possession | (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances |
unlawful carnal knowledge
criminal congress | forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals |
adultery
criminal conversation
fornication | extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations, adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce |
| criminal contempt | an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice |
| criminal suit | a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant |
prosecution
criminal prosecution | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior |
department store
emporium | a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise, commonly part of a retail chain |
| garage service department | a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired |
United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
USACIL | a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command, the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence |
probe
investigation | an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities, there was a congressional probe into the scandal |
| department | a specialized sphere of knowledge, baking is not my department, his work established a new department of literature |
criminal record
record | a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted, he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court, the prostitute had a record a mile long |
| criminal law | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment |
department
section | a specialized division of a large organization, you'll find it in the hardware department, she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury |
| academic department | a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject |
anthropology department
department of anthropology | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology |
| art department | the academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation |
biology department
department of biology | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology |
chemistry department
department of chemistry | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry |
| department of computer science | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer science |
economics department
department of economics | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics |
English department
department of English | the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature |
history department
department of history | the academic department responsible for teaching history |
linguistics department
department of linguistics | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics |
mathematics department
department of mathematics | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics |
philosophy department
department of philosophy | the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy |
physics department
department of physics | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics |
music department
department of music | the academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation |
psychology department
department of psychology | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology |
sociology department
department of sociology | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology |
| business department | a division of a business firm |
advertising department
advertising division | the division of a business that is responsible for advertising |
| editorial department | the department of a publishing business that edits material for publication |
| parts department | the division of a business (e.g. a service garage) that sells replacement parts |
personnel department
personnel office
personnel staff office | the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management |
plant department
building department | the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant |
| purchasing department | the division of a business that is responsible for purchases |
sales department
sales division
sales force | the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services |
| service department | the division of a business that provides customer services |
| government department | a department of government |
payroll
payroll department | the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee |
local department
department of local government | a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government |
corrections
department of corrections | the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders, for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections |
security
security department | a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers, the head of security was a former policeman |
| fire department | the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires |