detectivismn.
/dɪˈtɛktɪvɪz(ə)m/ The activities of a detective; detective work.
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society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun]
criminal investigation1799
detectiveship1877
detectivism1894
sleuthing1900
1894 Academy 23 June 514/2 An incredible piece of detectivism.
1896 Athenæum 15 Aug. 225 Literary detectivism of a high order.
1905 Book Lover 10/2 A sea story with a little detectivism and plenty of humour in it.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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