Investigation

Noun

 * 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.

Adjectives for Investigation
vast; anatomical; tedious; empiric; unprejudiced; eager; assiduous; futile; patient; tranquil; personal; cautious; legislative; analytical; literary; diligent; shouldered; racial; intellectual; careful; clinical; elaborate; journalistic; contemporary; comprehensive; judicial; hostile; rigorous; subsequent; conclusive; minuter; abstract; introspective; inquisitive; empirical; embarrassing; physiological; methodical; aimless.

Verbs for Investigation
carry on—; conduct—; contribute to—; dismiss—; exhaust—; facilitate—; institute—; ponder—; promise—; submit to—; summarize—; throttle—; yield to—; —brings to light; —concentrates; —convinces; —discloses; —drags; —indicates; —reveals; — wearies.

Thesaurus
airing, amassing evidence, analysis, buzz session, canvassing, close inquiry, colloquium, conference, consideration, debate, debating, deliberation, delving, department of investigation, detection, detective work, dialectic, dialogue, discussion, enquiry, examination, exchange of views, exhaustive study, exploration, forum, hearing, indagation, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, interrogation, investigative bureau, joint discussion, legislative investigation, legwork, logical analysis, logical discussion, observation, observing, open discussion, open forum, panel discussion, perscrutation, probe, probing, quest, questioning, rap, rap session, research, review, scrutiny, search, seminar, sifting, sleuthing, sounding, study, survey, surveying, symposium, town meeting, treatment, ventilation, witch-hunt

Translations

 * Azeri: təhqiqat
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: vyšetřování (primarily legal)
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: investigation
 * German: Untersuchung


 * Greek: διερεύνηση
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Russian: следствие, ,
 * Swedish: undersökning
 * Telugu: విచారణ
 * Turkish: inceleme, soruşturma, tahkikat