investigation
noun
the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
reinvestigation
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a word derived from
investigation.
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a word derived from
reinvestigate.
reinvestigateverbto investigate (a crime, murder, problem, etc) again
Example Sentences
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She added: "We will remain in contact with them and continue to provide updates as the reinvestigation progresses."
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
Police Scotland sent a new report to Scottish prosecutors in June 2018, with a summary of previous inquiries and the findings of a reinvestigation into Emma’s death.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024
However, during the reinvestigation, he told prosecutors that he was made to feel like a suspect and that he had fingered Smokes and Warren partly to “avoid getting arrested himself.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
The State’s Attorney for Baltimore City had found them innocent after a reinvestigation.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
A case of this sort ought not to be terminable without a reinvestigation and final hearing in court.
From Broken Homes A Study of Family Desertion and its Social Treatment by Joanna C. Colcord
