investigation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ɪnˌvɛs.təˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ (US)
- /ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English investigacioun, from Old French investigacion, from Latin investigatio. Morphologically investigate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
Despite thorough investigation, the perpetrator of the attacks remains unknown.
The investigation into the crime has led to various leads as well as plenty of dead ends.
The case is still under investigation.
"Ag-gag laws criminalize undercover investigations by prohibiting one or more of three types of behavior: trespass, recording of videos, and failure to submit a video to law enforcement."
2015, Gregg Barak, editor, The Routledge International Handbook of the Crimes of the Powerful:the matter is awaiting investigation
The White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, has cooperated extensively in the special counsel investigation, sharing detailed accounts about the episodes at the heart of the inquiry into whether President Trump obstructed justice, […] In at least three voluntary interviews with investigators that totaled 30 hours over the past nine months, Mr. McGahn described the president’s fury toward the Russia investigation and the ways in which he urged Mr. McGahn to respond to it.
2018 August 18, Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman, “White House Counsel, Don McGahn, Has Cooperated Extensively in Mueller Inquiry”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2022:The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, a key lawmaker in Democrats’ congressional investigations into former President Donald Trump during his presidency.
2023 June 21, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, “House votes to censure Democratic congressman who led Trump investigations”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2023:carry out an investigation
Railway police are making a full investigation into the matter, and the headmasters of schools have been approached, but it is difficult in such cases to discover the culprits, unless they are caught red-handed.
1960 May 14, “Wanton Damage in Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 300:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| investigations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
patient under investigation · investigational · re-investigation · cyberinvestigation · background investigation · coinvestigation · counterinvestigation · reinvestigation · joint investigation team · transvestigation · preinvestigation · field investigation
Relateds
Translations (135)
ka გამოძიება (the act of investigating) · fr enquête (the act of investigating) · acw تَحْقِيق (the act of investigating) · ur تَحْقِیق (the act of investigating) · nl onderzoek (the act of investigating) · mn мөрдөн байцаалт (the act of investigating) · bg разсле́дване (the act of investigating) · lt tardymas (the act of investigating) · mn судалгаа (the act of investigating) · vi cuộc điều tra (the act of investigating) · uz tahqiq (the act of investigating) · mk истрага (the act of investigating) · el έρευνα (the act of investigating) · ru сле́дствие (the act of investigating) · es indagación (the act of investigating) · be рассле́даванне (the act of investigating) · ru рассле́дование (the act of investigating) · it investigazione (the act of investigating) · ro investigație (the act of investigating) · hu nyomozás (the act of investigating) · be дасле́даванне (the act of investigating) · kk тексеру (the act of investigating) · pt investigação (the act of investigating) · ota بحث (the act of investigating) · tg тергав (the act of investigating) · ur باز پُرْس (the act of investigating) · sa परीक्षा (the act of investigating) · is könnun (the act of investigating) · ur جان٘چ (the act of investigating) · my အမေးအစမ်း (the act of investigating) · uz tadqiqot (the act of investigating) · ja 調査 (the act of investigating) · my စုံစမ်းစစ်ဆေး (the act of investigating) · km វិចារណា (the act of investigating) · is rannsókn (the act of investigating) · vi sự điều tra (the act of investigating) · mn шалгалт (the act of investigating) · kk тергеу (the act of investigating) · be расьсьле́дваньне (the act of investigating) · fa-ira پِژوهِش (the act of investigating) · he חֲקִירָה (the act of investigating) · mi whakatewhatewha (the act of investigating) · eo enketo (the act of investigating) · uk розслі́дування (the act of investigating) · la investigatio (the act of investigating) · ko 조사 (the act of investigating) · sk vyšetrovanie (the act of investigating) · mi mātaitanga (the act of investigating) · fr investigation (the act of investigating) · fa-ira پَژوهِش (the act of investigating) · prs تَحْقِیق (the act of investigating) · uk слі́дство (the act of investigating) · ps پلټنه (the act of investigating) · mi hurahuratanga (the act of investigating) · es pesquisa (the act of investigating) · or ପରୀକ୍ଷା (the act of investigating) · ms penyiasatan (the act of investigating) · tg таҳқиқ (the act of investigating) · nl nasporing (the act of investigating) · ar تَحْقِيق (the act of investigating) · ky текшерүү (the act of investigating) · hu vizsgálat (the act of investigating) · uz tergov (the act of investigating) · la quaestiō (the act of investigating) · ota تحقیقات (the act of investigating) · la indagatio (the act of investigating) · az təhqiqat (the act of investigating) · tr tahkikat (the act of investigating) · es investigación (the act of investigating) · fa-ira تَحْقیق (the act of investigating) · sh ȉstraga (the act of investigating) · da efterforskning (the act of investigating) · tk barlag (the act of investigating) · ug تەھقىق (the act of investigating) · az təhqiq (the act of investigating) · fi tutkimus (the act of investigating) · ug تەكشۈرۈش (the act of investigating) · lv izmeklēšana (the act of investigating) · az istintaq (the act of investigating) · prs رَسِیدَگِی (the act of investigating) · da undersøgelse (the act of investigating) · ga fiosrúchán (the act of investigating) · sv undersökning (the act of investigating) · hi जाँच (the act of investigating) · ur تَحْقِیقات (the act of investigating) · km អង្កេត (the act of investigating) · th การสืบสวน (the act of investigating) · de Untersuchung (the act of investigating) · tg таҳқиқот (the act of investigating) · mi tūhuratanga (the act of investigating) · th การสอบสวน (the act of investigating) · hi तहक़ीक़ात (the act of investigating) · ang spyriġung (the act of investigating) · ha bahàsī (the act of investigating) · st phuputso (the act of investigating) · tr soruşturma (the act of investigating) · ast investigación (the act of investigating) · sl preiskava (the act of investigating) · mi rapunga (the act of investigating) · et uurimine (the act of investigating) · sq hetim (the act of investigating) · te విచారణ (the act of investigating) · lo ການສືບສວນ (the act of investigating) · sh и̏страга (the act of investigating) · cs vyšetřování (the act of investigating) · id investigasi (the act of investigating) · el διερεύνηση (the act of investigating) · lt tyrimas (the act of investigating) · it inchiesta (the act of investigating) · ota كشف (the act of investigating) · az araşdırma (the act of investigating) · fa-ira رِسیدِگی (the act of investigating) · af ondersoek (the act of investigating) · ca investigació (the act of investigating) · tr inceleme (the act of investigating) · nrf èrchèrchéthie (the act of investigating) · fa-ira رَسیدِگی (the act of investigating) · uz tekshirish (the act of investigating) · cmn 調查 /调查 (the act of investigating) · hy հետաքննություն (the act of investigating) · fi selvitys (the act of investigating) · ru иссле́дование (the act of investigating) · nb etterforsking (the act of investigating) · nn etterforsking (the act of investigating) · gl investigación (the act of investigating) · lo ການສອບສວນ (the act of investigating) · pl śledztwo (the act of investigating) · id penyelidikan (the act of investigating) · tg тафтиш (the act of investigating) · be дасьле́дваньне (the act of investigating) · tk derňew (the act of investigating) · km ការស៊ើបអង្កេត (the act of investigating) · uk дослі́дження (the act of investigating) · pl dochodzenie (the act of investigating) · nb etterforskning (the act of investigating)