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Webster 1913 Edition

Investigation

In-vesˊti-ga′tion

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Investigation

INVESTIGA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. investigatio.] The action or process of searching minutely for truth, facts or principles; a careful inquiry to find out what is unknown, either in the physical or moral world, and either by observation and experiment, or by argument and discussion. Thus we speak of the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist and the divine.

Definition 2024

Investigation

Investigation

See also: investigation

German

Noun

Investigation f ‎(genitive Investigation, plural Investigationen)

  1. investigation

investigation

investigation

See also: Investigation

English

Noun

investigation ‎(plural investigations)

  1. 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.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French investigacion, from Latin investigatio

Pronunciation

Noun

investigation f ‎(plural investigations)

  1. investigation, examination

Etymology

From Old French investigacion, from Latin investigatio

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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