investigation
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
Example
“The investigation into the crime has led to various leads as well as plenty of dead ends.”
Synonyms
- probe
Related words
- coinvestigation
- counterinvestigation
- cyberinvestigation
- investigational
- preinvestigation
- reinvestigation
- transvestigation
- background investigation
- joint investigation team
- patient under investigation
- re-investigation
- field investigation
Word history
From Latin "investigatio".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “investigation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.