Investigation Vocabulary Terms

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alibi

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a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, especially a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place

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motive

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a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious

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suspect

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a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense

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irrefutable

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impossible to deny or disprove

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probability

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the likelihood of something happening or being the case

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hypothesis

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a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation

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inductive reasoning

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a mental process that involves making a prediction or general conclusion based on specific observations

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deductive reasoning

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a cognitive process that involves using general ideas or premises to reach a specific conclusion

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forensic

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relating to the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime

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perjury

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the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath