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One who engages in astroturfing, the disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a “grass-roots” event.
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One who advocates for brinkmanship.
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(law enforcement, slang) A criminal investigation that has not been solved after a considerable time but remains “on the books” and may be reopened when new evidence appears.
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(fandom slang) A person who organises a convention.
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One who takes part in a coup d'état.
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The execution of a political coup.
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Alternative spelling of crimebuster [(chiefly US, informal) A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice.]
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Alternative form of crimefighter [Any person who attempts to prevent crime or apprehend criminals.]
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(criminology) The study of crime in order to find ways to prevent it.
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(criminology) Someone who studies crime science, especially someone who does so professionally.
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Alternative spelling of crimebuster [(chiefly US, informal) A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice.]
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Alternative form of crimefighter [Any person who attempts to prevent crime or apprehend criminals.]
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(chiefly US, informal) The work of a crimebuster; the thwarting of criminal activity.
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Any person who attempts to prevent crime or apprehend criminals.
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A person who intervenes to stop a crime from taking place.
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(criminology) Synonym of crime science
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(criminology) Synonym of crime scientist
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A person who specializes in criminal law.
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A person working in the field of criminalistics.
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The scientific processing and study of evidence of crimes.
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A person who is skilled in, or practices criminology
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(politics) A participant in an international crisis.
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The application of medical science to criminal investigation, especially in establishing the causes of injury or death.
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(of a person) someone who specializes in or practices forensics
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Obsolete form of forensic. [Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.]
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People's private feelings and emotions, now especially those of a local population towards an invading or occupying military force.
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The spread of weapons of mass destruction to states that did not previously have them.
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(neologism) Warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare (potentially including cyberwarfare and information warfare) — the full spectrum of conflict.
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Obsolete form of imitator. [A person who imitates or apes another.]
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(obsolete) An interpreter.
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(law, derogatory) A form of forum shopping in which plaintiffs choose to file libel suits in jurisdictions thought more likely to give a favourable result.
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(demoscene) One who votes for an entry in a demoscene competition on the basis of its author or demogroup, rather than the actual merits of the work.
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(uncountable, US, politics, informal) Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them.
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A legitimate product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner.
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Obsolete form of perturbator. [Something that perturbates]
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A for-profit low-quality academic conference at which any person can present so long as they pay.
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A person who creates a profile for something or someone, especially a psychological profile for an unknown criminal.
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(military, euphemistic) The bombing of enemy targets, ostensibly in self-defense.
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(rare) psychological warfare
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(US, law, criminology) A printed police record of an individual's citations, arrests, convictions, and incarcerations, usually in a single jurisdiction.
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One who, or that which, is reported
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Alternative form of role model [A person who serves as an example, whose behavior is emulated by others.]
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(military) Of or related to unconventional warfare.
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(law) In criminal law, an investigation process by which police gather evidence about crimes, or suspected crime, through continued observation of persons or places.
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(military or Deaf slang) An interpreter (person who translates).
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Alternative spelling of triallers
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(US) A person or entity responsible for breaking up trusts or monopolies.
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(neologism) Somebody who engages in virtue signalling.
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(law) A punishable offense, under international law, for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, military or civilian.
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The plot or technique characteristic of whodunnits; the process of following clues to determine who committed a crime.
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Alternative form of will-maker [Someone who draws up a will.]
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