Investigation Vocabulary Terms

Front

alibi

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Front

motive

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

suspect

Back

a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

irrefutable

Back

impossible to deny or disprove

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

probability

Back

the likelihood of something happening or being the case

Front

hypothesis

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

inductive reasoning

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

deductive reasoning

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

forensic

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

perjury

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C