Mordkommission

homicide squad; murder squad

noun MORT-ko-mi-syohn Rare

Usage Note

Mordkommission (often MoKo or Mord-Kommission in press) is the specialist police unit that investigates killings; large German forces maintain permanent Mordkommissionen, smaller ones form them ad hoc.

Examples

"Die Mordkommission übernahm die Ermittlungen nach dem Fund der Leiche."

Natural Translation

The homicide squad took over the investigation after the body was found.

Literal Translation

The murder-squad took-over the investigations after the find of the body.

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