Crime Scene

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 331 v.1

1. crime scene |n| the place where an offence has been committed and forensic evidence may be gathered.
2. "Fingerprints left at a crime scene."
3. body 1 |n| the physical structure of a person or animal.
4. "Extreme heat may cause changes in the body."
5. "Her whole body trembled."
6. body 2 / corpse |n| the dead body of a person.
7. "Her body was discovered at the bottom of a cliff."
8. remains |n| parts of a dead person or animal, especially when they died a long time ago.
9. "Police found human remains under the floorboards of the house."
10. fingerprint / fingermark |UK| |n| a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin or a finger, often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations.
11. "His fingerprints were all over the gun."
12. "The car was examined for fingerprints."
13. footprint |n| the impression left by a foot or shoe on the ground.
14. "The detective found fresh footprints in the mud next to the victim."
15. "The intruder had left some clear footprints in the flower beds."
16. licence plate |n| a rectangular, usually metal plate that bears a sequence of numbers, letters, or both and is issued by a government to identify an officially registered vehicle.
17. "My partner told me your license plate over his walkie-talkie.