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US
/ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃən/
]
[ UK /ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
there was a congressional probe into the scandal - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
How To Use investigation In A Sentence
- This came out of an investigation he was carrying out into when a ternary quartic form could be represented as the sum of five fourth powers of linear forms.
- The investigation revealed that it was likely that the airplane gradually accumulated a thin, rough glaze/mixed ice coverage on the leading edge deicing boot surfaces, possibly with ice ridge formation on the leading edge upper surface, as the airplane descended from 7000 feet mean sea level (msl) to 4000 feet msl in icing conditions, which may have been imperceptible to the pilots. WN.com - Business News
- Three healthcare assistants have been charged after an investigation into the alleged abuse of elderly hospital patients. Times, Sunday Times
- A common goal of population genetic investigations is to explain the fate of genetic polymorphism within a species.
- And, three days before Christmas, the Paris daily Le Figaro front-paged the news that Judge van Ruymbeke had notified the Justice Ministry that Cheney might be among those eventually indicted as a result of his investigation.
- The statement is clearly injurious; it has been "published", that is, written to third persons, and the libeler knew or should have know that the allegation was false, upon any reasonable investigation. House GOPer Accuses Dem Foe Of ... "Grotesque Medical Experiments" On Human Guinea Pigs
- A statement that a police officer is under is investigation is no doubt defamatory, but the sting in the libel is not as sharp as the statement that he has by his conduct brought suspicion on himself.
- But the initial reason was unascertained and needed further investigation, particularly a toxicology report. Times, Sunday Times
- Disclosure of information would compromise the proper conduct of the investigation.
- Investigations indicated the fire started from a temporary storehouse at the building's rear adjacent to a boiler room.