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U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory

U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory

7.4
A laboratory in the United States Army that tests evidence to help criminal investigations
  • proper noun
translation icon : Laboratorio de Investigación Criminal del Ejército de EE. UU.
  • Forensic experts at the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory examined the DNA samples.

Examples

  • Evidence was sent to the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory for further analysis.

  • The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory plays a crucial role in forensic investigations.

  • The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory plays a vital role in solving military crimes.

  • Did the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory analyze the evidence?

  • Evidence was sent to the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory for further analysis.

  • Forensic experts at the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory examined the DNA samples.

  • The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory plays a vital role in solving military crimes.

Synonyms

United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
vsU.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
7.5

The main Army lab that tests evidence for criminal cases

is the primary forensic laboratory supporting criminal intelligence and investigations
USACIL
vsU.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
9.9

A lab that tests evidence for criminal investigations in the US Army

is the full formal name rather than the abbreviated form

Surface Forms

Morphology

U.S. + Army + criminal + investigation + laboratory

The phrase is fully compositional: each element ('U.S.', 'Army', 'criminal', 'investigation', 'laboratory') contributes directly to the meaning of a laboratory operated by the U.S. Army for forensic/criminal investigations. This institutional naming pattern is standard and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would reliably infer the overall meaning.

Etymology

U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory literally names a special laboratory where the U.S. Army looks at evidence for criminal investigation. So, the name means the Army's main lab that tests evidence to help 'solve crimes'.