reinvestigation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Middle English investigacioun English investigation English reinvestigation From re- + investigation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An act or process of reinvestigating: a repeat of an earlier investigation
In 2002, in spectacular fashion, his office recommended dismissing the convictions of five men in the attack on a jogger in Central Park, after its reinvestigation showed that another man had acted alone.
2008 June 23, Benjamin Weiser, “Doubting Case, a Prosecutor Helped the Defense”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| re-investigation | alternative | lexicographic | |
| reinvestigations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
investigation · reinvestigate · re- · -tion