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private detective

noun

  1. a detective who is not a member of an official force but is employed by private parties.


private detective

noun

  1. an individual privately employed to investigate a crime, keep watch on a suspected person, or make other inquiries Also calledprivate investigator
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of private detective1

First recorded in 1865鈥70
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Directed by Arthur Penn, who had previously worked with the actor on his breakthrough role in 鈥淏onnie and Clyde,鈥 Hackman plays Harry Moseby, a former pro football player turned L.A. private detective.

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A private detective finally found Madrigal living in Las Vegas with her oldest son, Oren, who didn鈥檛 learn about his mother鈥檚 tragic, historic past until answering the researcher鈥檚 call.

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After the alleged extortion started, Huang said, he hired an attorney and a private detective and began surreptitiously recording conversations with the defendants.

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Police accused people on TikTok of "playing private detectives" in the area, and said they had been "inundated with false information, accusations and rumours" relating to the case.

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Police had accused people on TikTok of "playing private detectives" in the area amid her disappearance, and said they had been "inundated with false information, accusations and rumours" relating to the case.

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