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Definition of: investigation
(in·ves′tə·gā′shən) noun
1. The act of investigating; careful inquiry or research.
2. An inquiry by authority, as by a legislative committee, into certain facts.
3. A systematic examination of some scientific question, whether by experiment or mathematical treatment. [<F]
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