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Record 1 2007-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
  • Security
DEF

... a person who undertakes investigations, usually for a private citizen or some other entity not involved with a government or police organization. They often work for attorneys in civil cases or on behalf of a defense attorney. Many work for insurance companies to investigate suspicious claims.

CONT

A person privately hired to do investigative or detective work. Also called private detective, private eye.

OBS

"Private eye" is a slang.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
  • Sécurité
DEF

Personne chargée d'enquêtes policières privées.

Spanish

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