In seventeenth-century England, private detectives paid by the Crown on a piecework basis were known as

A. magistrates.
B. shire-reeves.
C. beadles.
D. thief-takers.


D. thief-takers.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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a. conformists b. retreatist c. innovators d. ritualists

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a. True b. False

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a. Methedrine b. Benzedrine c. Seconal d. Dexamyl

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