Phrase guide

crime scene

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The location of a crime, especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَسْرَح جَرِيمَة (masraḥ jarīma) — location of a crime
  • Chinese Mandarin: 犯罪現場 /犯罪现场 (fànzuì xiànchǎng) — location of a crime
  • Czech: místo činu — location of a crime
  • Danish: gerningssted — location of a crime
  • Danish: åsted — location of a crime
  • Dutch: plaats delict — location of a crime
  • Finnish: rikospaikka — location of a crime
  • Finnish: tekopaikka — location of a crime
  • French: scène de crime — location of a crime
  • German: Tatort — location of a crime
  • Hungarian: tetthely — location of a crime
  • Indonesian: tempat kejadian perkara — location of a crime
  • Italian: scena del crimine — location of a crime
  • Japanese: 犯行現場 (hankō genba) — location of a crime
  • Kazakh: қылмыс орны (qylmys orny) — location of a crime
  • Korean: 범죄현장 (beomjoehyeonjang) — location of a crime
  • Latin: locus dēlictī — location of a crime
  • Malay: tempat kejadian — location of a crime
  • Norwegian: åsted — location of a crime
  • Polish: miejsce zbrodni — location of a crime
  • Portuguese: cena do crime — location of a crime
  • Russian: ме́сто преступле́ния (mésto prestuplénija) — location of a crime
  • Serbo-Croatian: mesto zločina — location of a crime
  • Spanish: escena del crimen — location of a crime
  • Spanish: lugar de los hechos — location of a crime
  • Swedish: brottsplats — location of a crime
  • Turkish: olay yeri — location of a crime
  • Turkish: suç mahali — location of a crime
  • Welsh: safle trosedd — location of a crime