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counterinvestigation

counterinvestigation noun: an investigation launched in response to another investigation.

Noun

counterinvestigation (plural counterinvestigations)

  1. An investigation launched in response to another investigation.
    • But Mr. Spitzer continued to be pressed on questions related to Mr. Bruno’s travels with state troopers, which the governor’s aides last week asked the state attorney general and Albany district attorney to investigate. Mr. Bruno has accused the governor of having the state police monitor his...2007 July 11, Nicholas Confessore, “A Mellower Spitzer Emerges, Playing Down Bruno Feud”, in New York Times

Forms of counterinvestigation

pluralcounterinvestigations

Origin of counterinvestigation

From counter- + investigation.

Questions about counterinvestigation

What does counterinvestigation mean?
Counterinvestigation means an investigation launched in response to another investigation.
What part of speech is counterinvestigation?
Counterinvestigation is a noun.
What is the plural of counterinvestigation?
The plural of counterinvestigation is counterinvestigations.

Words near counterinvestigation in the dictionary

  1. counterinvading
  2. counterinvasion
  3. counterinvasions
  4. counterinvective
  5. counterinvectives
  6. counterinvestigation
  7. counterinvestigations
  8. counterinvestment
  9. counterinvestments
  10. counterion
  11. counterionic

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