Case and Sleuth

Case

Case verb - Enclose in, or as if in, a case.

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Sleuth and case are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sleuth" instead a verb "Case".

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

Sleuth verb - Watch, observe, or inquire secretly.

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Case and sleuth are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead a verb "Sleuth".

Nearby Word: sleuthing

old	old case	old sleuth
good	good case	good sleuth
best	best case	best sleuth
original	original case	original sleuth
Other adjectives: actual, famous, early, earlier.

As such, we're usually not meant to agree with the cop's objections to the sleuth's involvement in the case, and if the relationship goes on long enough, the cop will eventually come around.

Source: Sleuth Dates Cop
Sleuth Dates Cop: Raye Penber, an FBI agent sent to Japan to aid in the investigation of the Kira case, does not want his fiance, ex-FBI agent Naomi Misora, to get involved in the Kira case.

Source: Manga / Death Note
Sometimes they'll have a Friend on the Force situation going on, where the cop provides the sleuth with information about a case, maybe even with access to the crime scene, and the sleuth, after discovering a culprit, will let the cop make the arrest.

Source: Sleuth Dates Cop

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