Soph Vocab 4 Review

What does alibi mean?

• Proof that someone accused of a crime could not have committed the crime
• A piece of evidence that points towards a solution
• A strong intuitive feeling that something might be the case

A video showing Kevin walking down the hallway at the time of the crime served as his _____.

• alibi
• motive
• sleuth

But analysis of soil in his trouser cuffs broke his _____ and clinched the case.

• alibi
• motive
• sleuth

Now that I was safe I began to know the desire of any man in a tight corner to establish an _____.

• alibi
• motive
• sleuth

What does forensic mean?

• A strong intuitive feeling that something might be the case
• Applying scientific knowledge to a criminal or legal investigation
• One whose job it is to detect clues in cases of lawbreaking

The _____ scientist often analyzed blood for the police.

• sleuth
• flashback
• forensic

Neither I nor most of my colleagues are romantic about _____ toxicology.

• sleuth
• flashback
• forensic

At the University of Northumbria, applications to study criminology and _____ science have doubled.

• sleuth
• flashback
• forensic

What does sleuth mean?

• One who gives evidence while testifying in a legal case
• A strong intuitive feeling that something might be the case
• One whose job it is to detect clues in cases of lawbreaking

The _____ was able to check out all of the suspects’ alibis to determine which were real and which were fake.

• clue
• sleuth
• motive