CID

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Definition

Noun 1. The United States Army's principal law enforcement agency: CID is the acronym for the Criminal Investigation Command (formerly Criminal Investigation Division). It is the organization within the United States Army responsible for conducting serious crime investigations involving Army personnel, property, and operations anywhere in the world.

Usage
  • CID is used as a proper noun to refer specifically to this U.S. Army organization. It is often used with the definite article "the."
  • It functions as a singular entity, even though it is an acronym for a "Command" or "Division."
Examples
Advanced Usage
  • "CID agent": A special agent who works for the Criminal Investigation Command.
    • A CID agent arrived to collect evidence from the scene.
Variants and Related Words
  • Criminal Investigation Command: The full, formal name of the organization.
  • MP (Military Police): The broader law enforcement branch of the U.S. Army. CID is a specialized investigative component within the military justice system, often working on cases that originate with the MP.
Synonyms
  • Investigative authority (within the U.S. Army context)
  • Army investigators (general term)
Important Note
  • CID is a specific institutional acronym. It should not be confused with general terms for investigation units in other military branches or civilian law enforcement (e.g., NCIS for the Navy, OSI for the Air Force, or FBI for federal civilian investigations).
Noun
  1. the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world