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 [ɪnˌvɛstɪˈgeɪʃən]

n

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

investigational  adj

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) 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 accident → la investigación sobre las causas del accidente
these allegations need further investigation → estas 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 anaesthetic → los médicos realizaron una simple exploración utilizando anestesia local

3. (= in-depth study) → estudio m (of, into de)

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investigation [ɪnˌvɛstɪˈgeɪʃ^ən] 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.

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investigation

n

(to determine cause) → Untersuchung f (→ into +gen); (= official inquiry) → Ermittlung f, → Untersuchung f; to call for an immediate investigation into something → die sofortige Untersuchung einer Sache (gen) → fordern; to order an investigation into or of something → anordnen, 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 investigation → überprüft werden; he is under investigation (by police) → gegen ihn wird ermittelt; new methods of criminal investigation → neue polizeiliche Ermittlungsmethoden; (private) investigation agency → Detektei 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 …

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

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

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