DETECTIVE VOCABULARY CHALLENGE

Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right

A Alibi 1 A person who knows things about a crime or who saw it

B Clue 2 A false declaration that throws the investigator off track.
C Crime scene 3 The place where the crime was committed.
D Crime weapon 4 They are left by the murderer on different objects and can help identify him or her.
E Deduction 5 People who have motive to have committed the crime.
F Escape 6 What a witness tells the police.
G Evidence 7 The police can only accuse the suspect if they have one.
H Fear 8 The murderer killed his/her victim with it.
I fingerprints 9 A suspect can’t have been at the scene of the crime : it’s his/her ….
J Murder 10 It’s a small detail but it can help the policemen.
K Mystery 11 Something which can’t be explained or understood.
L Proof 12 A book, play, or film that tells a very exciting story, especially of crime and violence.
M Red herring 13 Collecting the facts and drawing a possible conclusion.
N Suspects 14 A person who suffers pain or death as a result of other people’s actions.
O Suspense 15 To get free. To run away. To find a way out.
P Testimony 16 A state of uncertainty about something that is not decided or known; it can cause anxiety or excitement.
Q Threat 17 An unpleasant and strong feeling caused by danger.
R Thriller 18 Someone or something that proves who committed the crime.
S Victim 19 To kill a person illegally and intentionally.
T Witness 20 A person or thing regarded as a possible danger. / A sign indicating a coming danger