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If the police conclude that the person died by accident, should I say 'The police concluded in an accident' ?

To me, this sounds like they finish the story by having an accident.

Best Answer

I tried to look up the usage in BBI Collocation and I find nothing. But I guess you would like some sentences like

The concert concluded with a rousing chorus.

Therefore you can try

The crime investigation concluded with an identified accident.

However, if you want to place police on the subject slot, according the meaning and usage listed in AHD, I think you must use the conclude as a transitive verb, which should be The police concluded the investigation with an identified accident.

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