Investigation Vocabulary Terms

Front

alibi

Back

a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, especially a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Front

motive

Back

a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

suspect

Back

a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

irrefutable

Back

impossible to deny or disprove

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

probability

Back

the likelihood of something happening or being the case

Front

hypothesis

Back

a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

inductive reasoning

Back

a mental process that involves making a prediction or general conclusion based on specific observations

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

deductive reasoning

Back

a cognitive process that involves using general ideas or premises to reach a specific conclusion

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

forensic

Back

relating to the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

perjury

Back

the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C