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English

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Etymology

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    From Middle English investigacioun, from Old French investigacion, from Latin investigatio. Morphologically investigate +‎ -ion.

    Pronunciation

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    • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, /ɪnˌvɛs.təˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
      • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Noun

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    investigation (countable and uncountable, plural investigations)

    1. The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
      The investigation into the crime has led to various leads as well as plenty of dead ends.
      Despite thorough investigation, the perpetrator of the attacks remains unknown.
      carry out an investigation
      the matter is awaiting investigation
      The case is still under investigation.
      • 1960 May, “Wanton Damage in Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 300:
        Railway police are making a full investigation into the matter, and the headmasters of schools have been approached, but it is difficult in such cases to discover the culprits, unless they are caught red-handed.
      • 2015, Gregg Barak, editor, The Routledge International Handbook of the Crimes of the Powerful‎[1]:
        "Ag-gag laws criminalize undercover investigations by prohibiting one or more of three types of behavior: trespass, recording of videos, and failure to submit a video to law enforcement."
      • 2018 August 18, Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman, “White House Counsel, Don McGahn, Has Cooperated Extensively in Mueller Inquiry”, in The New York Times‎[2], archived from the original on 3 April 2022:
        The White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, has cooperated extensively in the special counsel investigation, sharing detailed accounts about the episodes at the heart of the inquiry into whether President Trump obstructed justice, […] In at least three voluntary interviews with investigators that totaled 30 hours over the past nine months, Mr. McGahn described the president’s fury toward the Russia investigation and the ways in which he urged Mr. McGahn to respond to it.
      • 2023 June 21, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, “House votes to censure Democratic congressman who led Trump investigations”, in CNN‎[3], archived from the original on 29 June 2023:
        The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, a key lawmaker in Democrats’ congressional investigations into former President Donald Trump during his presidency.

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    French

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    Etymology

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    From Old French investigacion, from Latin investigātiōnem.

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    investigation f (plural investigations)

    1. investigation, examination

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    Interlingua

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    Noun

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    investigation (plural investigationes)

    1. investigation
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