Something that someone says or writes officially, or an action done to express an opinion.
A statement
The act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth.
An investigation
To think that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong; a person believed to have committed a crime or done something wrong.
To suspect / a suspect
An occasion when someone does not understand something correctly.
A misunderstanding
An illegal act.
A crime
The patterns of curved lines on the end of fingers or thumbs that is different in every person, or a mark left by this pattern.
Fingerprints
The crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things.
A burglary
A small room with not much furniture, especially in a prison or a monastery or convent.
A cell
A sign or some information that helps you to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery.
A clue
Objects, documents, official statements, etc. that are used to prove something is true or not true, especially for legal or insurance purposes.
Evidence
To see something happen, especially an accident or crime; a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident.
To witness / a witness
Proof that someone who is thought to have committed a crime could not have done it, especially the fact or statement that they were in another place at the time it happened.
An alibi
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