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1. Solve the puzzle and find the hidden word (shadowed):

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  1. A big picture man who can help to reconstruct a crime.

  2. Something legally submitted to a tribunal to ascertain the truth of a matter.

  3. Science deals with production, distribution and use of wealth.

  4. Solving crimes, examination.

  5. Practical use of sciences in industry and building.

Hidden vertical word: globally accepted misnomer to forensic science.

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Forensic science dates as far back as 212 BC, and the earliest account of using fingerprints for the purpose of establishing identity, as far back as the 7th century.

During the Roman Empire, a criminal charged had to plead their case before a group of their public peers. Both the accuser and the accused would give their side of the story. The individual with the best debate (argumentation and delivery) skills would determine the case's outcome. The person with the best forensic skills won, much like lawyers and attorney do, today.

The first written account of combining entomology and medicine for acquiring an analyzing criminal evidence to solve cases has been attributed to a Chinese book, written in 1248, by Song Ci which translated in English to "Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified".

In one account, the case of a sickle murder was solved by a forensic science investigator of the time who instructed everyone to bring their sickles to a specific location. Flies gathered on the sickle with the blood, and ultimately the killer confessed and was brought to justice.

Note: a sickle – серп