breath testnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbreθ ˌtest/us/ˈbreθ ˌtest/a test in which the police ask a driver to blow into a breathalyser (= a device shaped like a bag) to show if they have drunk too much alcohol to be allowed to drive
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Detection & solving crimes
- all-points bulletin
- APB
- breathalyse
- Breathalyser
- criminology
- fingerprint
- frisk
- genetic fingerprinting
- informant
- lie detector
- manhunt
- mugshot
- neighbourhood watch
- offender profile
- RBT
- reconstruction
- reward
- rogues' gallery
- sleuth
- videofit
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