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investigation
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in·ves·ti·ga·tion  (n-vst-gshn)
n.
1. The act or process of investigating.
2. A detailed inquiry or systematic examination. See Synonyms at inquiry.

in·vesti·gation·al adj.

investigation [ɪnˌvɛstɪˈgeɪʃən]
n
the act or process of investigating; a careful search or examination in order to discover facts, etc.
investigational  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.investigationinvestigation - an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"
inquiry, research, enquiry - a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"
fishing expedition - an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information
2.investigationinvestigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"
analysis - an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
counting, enumeration, numeration, count, reckoning, tally - the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
police investigation, police work - the investigation of criminal activities
empiricism - the application of empirical methods in any art or science
examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
testing, examination - the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
enquiry, inquiry - a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
research - systematic investigation to establish facts
search - an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"
tabulation - the act of putting into tabular form; "the tabulation of the results"
wiretap, tap - the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

investigation
noun examination, study, inquiry, hearing, research, review, search, survey, analysis, probe, inspection, exploration, scrutiny, inquest, fact finding, recce (slang) He ordered an investigation into the affair.
Translations
investigation [ɪnˌvestɪˈgeɪʃən] N
1. (= inquiry) (by police, authorities, scientist) → investigación f
the investigation into the causes of the accidentla investigación sobre las causas del accidente
these allegations need further investigationestas acusaciones se tienen que investigar más a fondo
2. (= inspection, search) [of place, site] → inspección f; [of document] → examen m (Med) → exploración f
doctors carried out a simple investigation under local anaestheticlos médicos realizaron una simple exploración utilizando anestesia local
3. (= in-depth study) → estudio m (of, into de)

investigation [ɪnˌvɛstɪˈgeɪʃən] n
(into event, cause)enquête f
an investigation into sth → un enquête sur qch
He ordered an investigation into the affair → Il a ordonné une enquête sur cette affaire.
Investigations are continuing into the cause of his death
BUT Les investigations sur la cause de sa mort continuent.
[crime] → enquête f
the police investigation into his false alibi → l'enquête de police sur son faux alibi
to be under investigation for sth [person] → être sous le coup d'une enquête pour qch
He is under investigation for corruption → Il est sous le coup d'une enquête pour corruption.

investigation
n
(to determine cause) → Untersuchung f (→ into +gen); (= official inquiry)Ermittlung f, → Untersuchung f; to call for an immediate investigation into somethingdie sofortige Untersuchung einer Sache (gen)fordern; to order an investigation into or of somethinganordnen, dass in einer Sache (dat)ermittelt wird; on investigation it turned out that …bei näherer Untersuchung stellte (es) sich heraus, dass …
(= looking for sth)Nachforschung f; (by police) → Ermittlungen pl; (of affairs, applicants, political beliefs etc)Überprüfung f; to be under investigationüberprüft werden; he is under investigation (by police) → gegen ihn wird ermittelt; new methods of criminal investigationneue polizeiliche Ermittlungsmethoden; (private) investigation agencyDetektei f, → Detektivbüro nt
(= scientific research) (in field) → Forschung f; (of bacteria, object etc)Erforschung f (→ into +gen); recent scientific investigation has shown …die neuesten wissenschaftlichen Untersuchungen haben gezeigt

investigation [ɪnˌvɛstɪˈgeɪʃn] n (of crime) → indagine f, investigazione f giudiziaria
police investigations → le indagini della polizia
investigation [ɪnˌvɛstɪˈgeɪʃn] n (of crime) → indagine f, investigazione f giudiziaria
police investigations → le indagini della polizia

investigation تحقيق vyšetřování undersøgelse Untersuchung διερεύνηση investigación tutkimus investigation istraga indagine 調査 조사 onderzoek utredelse dochodzenie investigação расследование undersökning การสืบสวน soruşturma sự điều tra 侦查


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