reinvestigation
reinvestigation noun: an act or process of reinvestigating: a repeat of an earlier investigation.
Noun
reinvestigation (countable and uncountable, plural reinvestigations)
- An act or process of reinvestigating: a repeat of an earlier investigation
- In 2002, in spectacular fashion, his office recommended dismissing the convictions of five men in the attack on a jogger in Central Park, after its reinvestigation showed that another man had acted alone.2008 June 23, Benjamin Weiser, “Doubting Case, a Prosecutor Helped the Defense”, in New York Times
Forms of reinvestigation
| plural | reinvestigations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | re-investigation |
Origin of reinvestigation
From re- + investigation.
Questions about reinvestigation
- What does reinvestigation mean?
- Reinvestigation means an act or process of reinvestigating: a repeat of an earlier investigation.
- What part of speech is reinvestigation?
- Reinvestigation is a noun.
- What is the plural of reinvestigation?
- The plural of reinvestigation is reinvestigations.
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