Across
- 1. take (someone) away illegally by force, typically to obtain a ransom
- 3. a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain
- 6. difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify
- 10. a person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes
- 11. a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation
- 12. seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody
- 15. an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law
Down
- 2. he action or process of identifying someone or something or the fact of being identified
- 4. a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor
- 5. a piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery
- 7. a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something
- 8. a hiding place, especially one used by someone who has broken the law
- 9. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action
- 13. something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others
- 14. a system of words, letters, figures, or other symbols substituted for other words, letters, etc., especially for the purposes of secrecy