to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong

przyznawać się, wyznawać
a formal statement made by a person admitting that they are guilty of a crime

przyznanie się, wyznanie
a small concealed microphone used to eavesdrop or record secretly

ukryty mikrofon, pluskwa
a severe and often sudden enforcement of law or regulations, typically to suppress or control specific activities, behaviors, or groups perceived as problematic or threatening

represja, ostre środki
to record or take an impression of a person's fingerprints for identification

pobierać odciski palców, zdjąć odciski palców
the act of taking a person's fingerprints to identify them

pobieranie odcisków palców, zbiór odcisków palców
to reveal or make known who someone is

zidentyfikować, ujawnić tożsamość
to provide evidence or information that suggests a person's involvement in a crime or wrongdoing

oskarżać, obwiniać
showing or suggesting someone is guilty

obciążający, inkryminujący
the act of suggesting that someone is guilty, particularly of a crime

inkryminacja, oskarżenie
to look at someone or something carefully

inspekcjonować, badać
a careful or official examination of something

inspekcja, kontrola
to provide incriminating or significant information about someone to the authorities

donosić, informować
one that secretly provides information about something or someone for the police or investigators

informator, donosiciel
to try to find the truth about a crime, accident, etc. by carefully examining its facts

badać, prowadzić dochodzenie
an attempt to gather the facts of a matter such as a crime, incident, etc. to find out the truth

śledztwo, dochodzenie
a police officer whose duties include examining crimes and gathering evidence

śledczy, inspektor
to officially ask someone a series of questions about something

przesłuchiwać, pytać
the act of asking someone for information, often by authorities

przesłuchanie, pytanie
a written description of something that includes pieces of information that someone needs to know

raport, sprawozdanie
a piece of information or warning that is given secretly or discreetly, often to provide advance knowledge or insight

wskazówka, informacja poufna
a person who gives the police information about a crime

informator, donosiciel
to find someone or something, often by following a series of clues or evidence

śledzić, wytropić
to reveal or bring to light something that was previously unknown or kept secret

ujawniać, odkrywać
a person who sees an event, especially a criminal scene

świadek, naoczny świadek
a police informant who provides information that gets others in trouble

kapuś, donosiciel
the activity of trying to get more information or finding out the truth about something

praca detektywa, śledztwo
