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Investigation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Investigation : (noun)
1: an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities;
"there was a congressional probe into the scandal" [syn:
probe]
2: the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and
systematically [syn: investigating]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Investigation : \In*ves`ti*ga"tion\, n. [L. investigatio: cf. F.
investigation.]
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or
following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or
thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of
the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of
the judge, the moralist.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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