# die Kriminalpolizei

die Kriminalpolizei is a German noun meaning “The branch or department of a police force that investigates crime.”. Forms: der Kriminalpolizei, die Kriminalpolizeien.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Kriminalpolizei
- Plural: die Kriminalpolizeien

## In other languages

- Русский: уголовная полиция, полиция уголовного розыска

## Meanings

1. The branch or department of a police force that investigates crime.
2. A specific unit of that branch.
3. criminal investigation department
   - Die Kriminalpolizei Berlin hat in dem Mordfall zwei Verdächtige festgenommen.

## Examples

- Ich bin nicht mehr bei der Kriminalpolizei. — I'm not a detective anymore.
- Der Kriminalpolizei zufolge hat Tom seine Freundin stranguliert. — Detectives said Tom strangled his girlfriend.

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