Investigation

Word INVESTIGATION
Character 13
Hyphenation in ves ti ga tion
Pronunciations /ɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Investigation"

What do we mean by investigation?

The act or process of investigating. noun

A careful examination or search in order to discover facts or gain information. synonym: inquiry. noun

The act of investigating; the making of a search or inquiry; detailed or particularized examination to ascertain the truth in regard to something; careful research. noun

Synonyms Inquisition, Inquiry, etc. (see examination); overhauling, probing. See inference. noun

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination noun

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist. noun

The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically noun

An inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities noun

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination

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The word "investigation" in example sentences

Perhaps I did not distinctly enough state that _Ecce Homo_ is not a book written after the investigation was completed, but the _investigation_ itself. ❋ Unknown (1852)

a letter which he wrote to the _Spectator_, repeating emphatically that the book is not one "written after the investigation was completed, but the _investigation_ itself." ❋ Unknown (1852)

Information published in a New York Timesarticle by Michelle York, June 21, 2006 affirmed that "The President of Alfred State College whose leadership was the focus of a rare, three-month investigation by state education officials last year …" It would appear that the New York Times article (and later The Chronicle of Higher Education) used the term investigation erroneously. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One of the fundamental characteristics of striated muscle, and the one involving the greatest difficulty in investigation, is the great rapidity with which changes take place in it. ❋ Unknown (1965)

To Flavia the investigation is the stuff of science: full of possibilities, contradictions, and connections. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Cheney said the investigation is a witch hunt, in which I am the witch which is [...] ❋ Unknown (2009)

A major focus of the investigation is the illegality of the war. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A primary focus of this investigation is a single verse in Matthew (27: 24-25): So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, 'I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.' ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not a single person questioned has said anything to indicate their investigation is anything but a mistake. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The result of her investigation is a selection of 50 of the most extraordinary women across all the sciences. ❋ Mia (2009)

Citing unnamed sources, the Post says that the investigation is a formal one, which means the department is taking it seriously. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One of the most disturbing discoveries Perlstein has made in her investigation is the host of consultants and packaged education programs that buzz around schools, selling them pre-packaged curricula and test-boosters. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Proving themselves worthy of the investigation is the first order of business, but all involved understand that time is of the essence. ❋ Unknown (2007)

As Josh Marshall points out, "This investigation is about whether Sampson and his crew corrupted the justice system by purging US Attorneys who wouldn't use their prosecutorial powers to help the Republican party." ❋ Unknown (2007)

The Toronto Star reports the investigation is also trying to determine if the Central Intelligence Agency was given unauthorized access to the confidential files. ❋ Unknown (2006)

"The disclosure of this investigation is a bombshell," he said. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Todd made finger quotations around the word investigation. ❋ Eileen Cook (2008)

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