Investigation
dieNouninvestigation; inquiry
English translations
- 01
investigation
- 02
research
- 03
inquiry
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Investigation ist eine systematische Untersuchung, um Fakten aufzudecken und die Wahrheit herauszufinden.
- English meaning
- An investigation is a systematic inquiry to uncover facts and find out the truth.
- Synonym
- Ermittlung, Untersuchung
- German example
- Die Polizei führt eine Investigation durch, um den Täter zu finden.
- English example
- The police are conducting an investigation to find the perpetrator.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Investigation
- Plural Form
- die Investigationen
Related words
- Bundestrojaner
A government Trojan is a controversial software used by German authorities to monitor communication and extract data from computers, usually as part of investigations.
- Aufschluss
Insight
- Ermittlung
Investigation
- Kriminalgeschichte
A crime story is a narrative that deals with a crime and its investigation.
- Untersuchungsmethode
Investigation method, examination technique
- Tatverdacht
Suspicion of a crime
- Ergründung
exploration, investigation
- rausfinden
To find out means to discover or learn something, often through investigation or asking questions.
- kriminalistisch
criminalistic
- Untersuchung
Investigation
- vorgängig
previous
- Kommissar
A commissioner is a police officer, often in charge of leading investigations.
- Enquete
Inquiry, investigation
- Offenlegung
Disclosure means revealing information or facts that were previously kept secret.
- Krebsforschung
Cancer research is a scientific field dedicated to the investigation, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
- Ermittlungsverfahren
Investigation
- Oberstaatsanwalt
Chief Prosecutor
- Spurensicherung
Forensic investigation
- Nachforschung
Investigation
- Indizienbeweis
Circumstantial evidence
- Ausforschung
investigation, research
- Beweisvereitelung
Obstruction of justice
- polizeilich
police, related to the police
- Abklärung
clarification, investigation, analysis
- Kriminalamt
Criminal Investigation Department
- Zollkriminalamt
A government agency that deals with combating crime in the customs area.
- Polizeisprecher
Police spokesperson
- Stummheit
Muteness
- Prokuratur
Prosecutor's office
- Vorermittlung
Preliminary investigation
- Kriminalist
A criminalist is an expert who deals with the investigation of crimes, collecting and analyzing evidence to identify and convict perpetrators.
- Behördenchef
Head of Authority
- Unerkennbarkeit
Unrecognizability
- etwas zu den Akten legen
to file something away
- sachdienlich
Helpful, relevant
- daktyloskopisch
"Dactyloscopic" refers to the examination of fingerprints, especially in the context of criminal investigation.
Example sentences with “Investigation”
Die Investigation dauert noch an. (The investigation is still ongoing.)
Frequently asked questions
What gender is Investigation?
It is a feminine noun (die Investigation). The plural is 'die Investigationen'.