Case
Case verb - Enclose in, or as if in, a case.
Spy on
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- There is also a case of a heroic use of this alongside From a Certain Point of View: King David has Hushai spy on Absalom by becoming his adviser.
Source: Villains Never Lie - They want to get the cops on her case, but in order to do that, they need to find proof of some sort, so they basically spy on her.
Source: We Need to Get Proof - Matches Malone is a case of Vague Age, but in the comics, he's young enough for Batman to pull a successful Dead Person Impersonation once he believes Malone is dead and use his identity to spy on criminals.
Source: Age Lift
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