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assistant inspector

Noun

Definitions

1. assistant inspector

This noun refers to a specific rank in the Japanese police force, sitting just below a full lieutenant. It appears frequently in detective dramas and crime fiction when referring to police characters of this mid-level rank.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Hey, where does assistant inspector actually rank in the hierarchy?

Sentence 2

"The assistant inspector lives and breathes the field," the instructor said.

Sentence 3

Even when the evidence is thin, the assistant inspector always follows proper procedure.

Sentence 4

"Assistant inspectors are forged in the field," the senior officer used to say.

Sentence 5

Is it true that the assistant inspector got involved in that case?