Scotland Yard
noun
Scot·land Yard
ˌskät-lən(d)-ˈyärd 
: the detective department of the London metropolitan police
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The case is being investigated by Scotland Yard.
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The five episode season follows Millie Black, a former Scotland Yard detective, who is investigating a missing child case that becomes an obsession.
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When a white Scotland Yard detective (Joe Dempsie) arrives on the scene, Millie is not enthusiastic.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The Jack the Ripper Tour begins at Tower Hill, right on the boundary between Scotland Yard territory and City of London Police territory.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
When a former Scotland Yard detective goes to her home country of Jamaica to solve a missing-persons case … will her own life be upended?!
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Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024
When a white Scotland Yard detective (Joe Dempsie) arrives on the scene, Millie is not enthusiastic.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The Jack the Ripper Tour begins at Tower Hill, right on the boundary between Scotland Yard territory and City of London Police territory.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
When a former Scotland Yard detective goes to her home country of Jamaica to solve a missing-persons case … will her own life be upended?!
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
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Scotland Yard
noun
Scot·land Yard
ˌskät-lən(d)-ˈyärd
: the detective division of the London area police
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