"murder book" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: murder books [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} murder book (plural murder books)
  1. A murder mystery book.
    Sense id: en-murder_book-en-noun-1tgHPRL4
  2. (law enforcement) A case file of a murder investigation. Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-murder_book-en-noun-ttZJDhPB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Topics: government, law-enforcement

Inflected forms

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