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Would have done=deduction?

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seyfihoca  +  70902 Sat, 29 Jan 05 11:12 PM
can we use "would have done" or "wouldn't have done" to indicate deduction?
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Mister Micawber  +  70931 Sun, 30 Jan 05 02:17 AM

As in:

'Had it been a suicide, the bullet would not have entered the brain from behind.'

'Elementary deduction, my dear Watson.'


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