CID
noun [+ sing/pl verb] /ˌsiː.aɪˈdiː/Definition
› abbreviation for Criminal Investigation Department: the part of a UK police force that does not wear uniform and is responsible for discovering who has committed crimesThe police generally
(Definition of CID noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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