Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command: The United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (USACIL) is a specialized forensic science facility operating under the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC or CID).
   • The United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence: It serves as the principal forensic laboratory for the U.S. Army, providing analytical services and evidence examination to support criminal investigations and intelligence operations within the military justice system.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The evidence was sent to the United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory for DNA analysis.
  • Forensic scientists at the United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory are experts in firearms and toolmark examination.

Advanced Usage

• "USACIL": This is the standard acronym for the United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory.
  • The report from USACIL was crucial for the prosecution's case.

Variants and Related Words

• USACIDC (United States Army Criminal Investigation Command): The parent command under which the laboratory operates.
• Forensic laboratory: A general term for a lab that examines physical evidence for legal purposes.
• Defense laboratory: A laboratory that is part of a nation's military or defense structure.

Synonyms

• Army crime lab (informal)
• Military forensic lab

Notes

• As a proper noun referring to a specific organization, it is typically capitalized in its entirety.
• It functions as a singular entity, even though it contains multiple words (e.g., ).

Noun

1. a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence