investigation

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.

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in·vesti·gation·al adj.

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investigation

Noun

a careful search or examination in order to discover facts

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	investigation - an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" probe 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.	investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically investigating 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

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investigation

noun examination, study, inquiry, hearing, research, review, search, survey, analysis, probe, inspection, exploration, scrutiny, inquest, fact finding, recce (slang)

Translations

investigation [ɪnvɛstɪˈgeɪʃən] n → investigación f; pesquisa; examen m

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investigation [ɪnvɛstɪˈgeɪʃən] investigate n → examen m [of crime]; enquête f, investigation f

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investigation [ɪnvɛstɪˈgeɪʃən] investigate n → Untersuchung f

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investigation [ɪnvɛstɪˈgeɪʃən] n → investigazione f [of crime] → indagine f