investigation
the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
a searching inquiry for ascertaining facts; detailed or careful examination.
Origin of investigation
1synonym study For investigation
Other words for investigation
Other words from investigation
- in·ves·ti·ga·tion·al, adjective
- pre·in·ves·ti·ga·tion, noun
- re·in·ves·ti·ga·tion, noun
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How to use investigation in a sentence
As the investigation continued, a crime analyst at the Gaithersburg Police Department learned that just three months earlier, Christopher Michael Cline had been released from federal prison after serving 15 years for a series of bank robberies.
Previously convicted bank robber allegedly hits new bank while under covert surveillance, gets arrested | Dan Morse | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s not yet clear when any kind of follow-up investigation will take place.
There’s a tantalizing sign of a habitable-zone planet in Alpha Centauri | Neel Patel | February 10, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewGiving civilians a role in investigations of police conduct, he said, would be akin to allowing members of the public to take part in a soldier’s court-martial.
The first state to pass a law protecting police accused of misconduct may also be the first to repeal it. | Ovetta Wiggins | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostThe indictments against numerous alleged rioters with military and police connections have led local agencies to open investigations and the Pentagon to order each military branch to dedicate time to addressing the problem in the coming months.
The feds say he’s an extremist leader who directed rioters. He also had top-secret clearance and worked for the FBI, attorney says. | Katie Shepherd | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostThe dispute has delayed progress on the investigation, for which the state allocated $1 million.
VMI resists letting investigators interview cadets, faculty without its lawyers present, report says | Ian Shapira | February 9, 2021 | Washington Post
Was there an investigation of people at DOJ before they arrived at that conclusion?
Ex-CBS Reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s Battle Royale With the Feds | Lloyd Grove | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe FBI has also been searching its records for any information that could assist the French investigation, a spokesperson added.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre | Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTShe claims the FBI tried to enlist her as a cooperating source in their investigation.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro | Bill Conroy | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTGreat resources were devoted to the science of air crash investigation.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly? | Clive Irving | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe role of private investigators has stirred controversy in the investigation.
U.S. Spies Say They Tracked ‘Sony Hackers’ For Years | Shane Harris | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTA large crowd gathered immediately, and the alcaldes made investigation of what was passing.
He had looked diligently into the transactions of the house for many years past, and the investigation was most satisfactory.
Therefore they charge the governor with concealing it; and all that is without the aid of authority to make investigation.
investigation showed three of the guerrillas dead and three more desperately wounded.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnShe had been seen to raise her handkerchief to her eyes with the first announcement regarding the investigation.
The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
British Dictionary definitions for investigation
/ (ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃən) /
the act or process of investigating; a careful search or examination in order to discover facts, etc
Derived forms of investigation
- investigational, adjective
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