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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 felony | a serious crime punisable by imprisonment |
| alibi | an excuse to avoid blame or punishment |
| private eye | another name for a private investigatoe; a person who is licensed to perform detective work but is not part of the police force |
| deduction | a conclusion reached by logical thinking |
| stool pigeon | an informer or spy |
| evidence | something that furnishes proof |
| cat burglar | a burglar who is able to break into a building without being noticed |
| suspect | a person who is thought to have committed a crime |
| thriller | a mystery designed to hold a reader's attenrion |
| hard boiled | a detictive story featuring a tough undentimental sleuth who has a matter of fact attitude toward violence |
| rd herring | a clue that draws attention away from the criminal; a false clue |
| locked room | a mystery where a seemingly impossible crime is committed |
| embezzlement | to steal money or property entrusted to one's care |
| sleuth | a detective |
| whodunit | a mystery or detective story |
| witness | a person who offers evidence abotu a crime an/ or is callec on to testify in court |
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