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  • verb Present participle of detect.

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  • noun a police investigation to determine the perpetrator

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Examples

  • "By establishing a centralized database, this regulatory plan will greatly assist law enforcement in detecting and ferreting out transnational organized crime, multinational drug cartels, terrorist financing and international tax evasion," said James H. Freis Jr., director of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

    Money transfers could face anti-terrorism scrutiny Ellen Nakashima 2010

  • "By establishing a centralized database, this regulatory plan will greatly assist law enforcement in detecting and ferreting out transnational organized crime, multinational drug cartels, terrorist financing and international tax evasion," said James H. Freis Jr., director of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

    Money transfers could face anti-terrorism scrutiny Ellen Nakashima 2010

  • Dr. Bairey Merz's research has not only had a major impact on bringing to light the shortcomings of traditional testing methods in detecting heart disease in women, but her studies are looking at the hormonal and genetic determinants that control arterial blood vessel construction.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Gender Differences in Heart Disease: Nation's No. 1 Killer Kills Differently M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2010

  • "By establishing a centralized database, this regulatory plan will greatly assist law enforcement in detecting and ferreting out transnational organized crime, multinational drug cartels, terrorist financing and international tax evasion," said James H. Freis Jr., director of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

    Money transfers could face anti-terrorism scrutiny Ellen Nakashima 2010

  • The authors acknowledged that, because they worked from open sources and focused primarily on domestic cases, they may have underestimated the role of the intelligence community in detecting plots.

    How to detect terrorist plots: Old-fashioned digging Peter Finn 2010

  • Dr. Bairey Merz's research has not only had a major impact on bringing to light the shortcomings of traditional testing methods in detecting heart disease in women, but her studies are looking at the hormonal and genetic determinants that control arterial blood vessel construction.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Gender Differences in Heart Disease: Nation's No. 1 Killer Kills Differently M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2010

  • They are apparently especially more useful in detecting problems in younger, denser breast tissue.

    What do you think of the new breast cancer guidelines? « Dating Jesus 2009

  • Boss you forgot to highlight that its incredibly difficult for the police to measure their success in detecting burglary (and most other offences) if we are out preventing the bloody things!

    Leaders TV Debate – Law & Order Summary SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • Dr. Bairey Merz's research has not only had a major impact on bringing to light the shortcomings of traditional testing methods in detecting heart disease in women, but her studies are looking at the hormonal and genetic determinants that control arterial blood vessel construction.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Gender Differences in Heart Disease: Nation's No. 1 Killer Kills Differently M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2010

  • "By establishing a centralized database, this regulatory plan will greatly assist law enforcement in detecting and ferreting out transnational organized crime, multinational drug cartels, terrorist financing and international tax evasion," said James H. Freis Jr., director of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

    Money transfers could face anti-terrorism scrutiny Ellen Nakashima 2010

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