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21Daniel Morgan (private investigator) — Daniel Morgan was a private investigator brutally murdered in Sydenham, south east London, in March 1987. He was said to have been close to exposing important police corruption. His death was the subject of several failed police inquiries and in… …
22Investigator — may refer to:*Clinical investigator, an investigator involved in a clinical trial *Detective, a person who investigates crimes, can be a rank and job in a police department, state or federal employee, or a civilian called a private detective… …
23investigator — [in ves′tə gāt΄ər] n. a person who gathers confidential information and conducts an investigation for an individual or company; private detective: also private investigator * * * in·ves·ti·ga·tor (ĭn vĕsʹtĭ gā tər) n. One, especially a detective …
24investigator — [in ves′tə gāt΄ər] n. a person who gathers confidential information and conducts an investigation for an individual or company; private detective: also private investigator …
25private — pri·vate adj 1 a: intended for or restricted to the use of a particular person or group or class of persons: not available to the public a private park b: not related to, controlled by, or deriving from the state a private school 2 a: owned by or …
26private detective — private detectives N COUNT A private detective is someone who you can pay to find missing people or do other kinds of investigation for you. The money enabled her to hire a private detective to search for evidence that would clear him. Syn:… …
27private detective — n: private investigator Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
28private eye — n: private investigator Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
29private eye — [n] private detective agent, bird dog*, bloodhound*, cop, dick*, peeper*, P.I.*, private investigator, sleuth, snoop*, tail*; concept 348 …
30private detective — (also private investigator) ► NOUN ▪ a freelance detective carrying out investigations for private clients …