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A formal and documented review of a deviation, issue, incident, or problem to identify its root cause and determine the actions required to address it.
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
investigation (noun)a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
SYNONYMS:
delving, disquisition, examen, examination, exploration, inquest, inquisition, investigation, probation, probe, probing, research, studyRELATED WORDS:
quest; audit, check; checkup, diagnosis, inspection; hearing, interrogation, trial; feeler, query, question; poll, questionary, questionnaire, survey; challenge, cross-examination, going-over, grilling, quiz; rehearing, reinvestigation; self-examination, self-exploration, self-questioning, self-reflection, self-scrutiny, soul-searchingInvestigation (Wikipedia)
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Investigation (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From Middle English investigacioun, from Old French investigacion, from Latin investigatio. Morphologically investigate + -ion.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, /ɪnˌvɛs.təˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
investigation (countable and uncountable, plural investigations
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