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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˌvɛstɪˈgeɪʃ^ən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˌvɛstɪˈgeɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in ves′ti gā′shən)

in•ves•ti•ga•tion /ɪnˌvɛstɪˈgeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n.

the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated: [uncountable]a matter for investigation.[countable]police investigations.

in•ves•ti•ga•tion (in ves′ti gā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
a searching inquiry for ascertaining facts;
detailed or careful examination.

Latin investīgātiōn- (stem of investīgātiō). See investigate, -ion
late Middle English investigacio(u)n 1400–50

in•ves′ti•ga′tion•al, adj.

Investigation,

examination,

inquiry,

research

investigation

an investigation of a bank failure.

examination

a physical examination.

inquiry

an inquiry into a proposed bond issue.

Research

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investigation /ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃən/ n

the act or process of investigating; a careful search or examination in order to discover facts, etc

'investigation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

award - backfill - check out - CIB - CID - coroner - disquisition - experiment - fact check - FBI - ferret - fieldwork - flyby - gamma-ray astronomy - going-over - hearing - Hess - heuristic - Hunter - inquest - inquire - inquiry - inquisition - involve - look - luminol - microscopy - -naut - Penrose - philosophy - positivism - probe - psychologize - question - quiz - report - research - scientism - scrutiny - search - square - stickler - study - tracer - track - verify - Abscam - administrative leave - analysis - area study

In Lists: Police, Police terms, Vocabulaire , more...

Synonyms: inquiry, enquiry, probe, study, analysis, more...

Collocations: launched an investigation into the [murder, killing] (of), launched a murder investigation, cannot [talk, say anything] about an ongoing investigation, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "investigation" in the title:

" shall conduct, or have conducted an investigation"
a / the investigation (into the accident) - article
a combination of ‘in country’ investigation, mapping data and traced company certificates ....
a criminal investigation into (the?) makers of the products
a fringe topic of scientific investigation
A government investigation
a new world open out to psychical investigation
A number of people wanted to, but the investigation failed to reveal they
after (an) investigation
After a deeper investigation we have found that we had already received
After <a> thorough investigation
an investigation against / an investigation of the Turkish unit of XYZ
an investigation carried out by X along with Y and Z
an investigation into of something
An investigation is afoot/is being carried out/is going on
an investigation of/on the effect of
an investigation on/about/into...
an/x investigation
As part of their investigation.
At the core of the problem of investigation of the legal dimension of tackling [too many 'of's]
charged in an ongoing investigation
Clinical research/trial/investigation/study
declined criminal investigation
deep investigation of some phenomena
diluting or making invalid/shoddy investigation (or another noun)
dramatically illustrated investigation
Dutch investigation of an adware scam in Europe.
ex-post competition investigation
for direct investigation in the zones affected
future/further investigation
more...

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