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Sûreté
[ syr-tey ]
noun
- la [lah], the criminal investigation department of the French government.
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“There are still cars filled with gasoline,” said Sûreté du Québec Sgt. Michel Brunet about the hazardous scene.
Before leaving Verdun he had seen Pierrepont enter the telegraph bureau—to dispatch a message to the Sûreté, without a doubt.
"Calm yourself and listen," commanded the great chief of the Sûreté Générale sharply.
The intelligence test is based on the new French Sûreté test for mentally deficient criminals.
He accordingly put his case in the hands of an agent de la sûreté who was recommended as a competent and trustworthy man.
Afterwards he slipped away, believing that he had killed our arch-enemy, the chief of the sûreté.
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