investigatory
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- adjective
- /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡəˌtɔri/
- Formal
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investigativo
- All of the foregoing changes are designed to render the Canadian investigatory process under SIMA on par with that in the United States.
- investigatory commission
- investigatory powers
There's many systemic problems with the inability to process tax returns quickly, their abusive investigatory tactics.
- There's many systemic problems with the inability to process tax returns quickly, their abusive investigatory tactics.
Examples
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Foster's has asked the court to release investigatory materials pertaining to the case.
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"It's important for judges to know what science shows, because this set of invalid beliefs animates the whole investigatory process," Ceci points out.
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Are you asking for investigatory support or access to our records?
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Such a reading would allow law enforcement to shift its investigatory work onto algorithms and away from the Fourth Amendment.
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An agency's principal investigatory tool is an inspection.
Academic text (1990) -
The second force, the Policia Civil, is a plainclothes organization with a largely investigatory function.
Academic text (1996) -
For a corporation, the investigatory and negotiation phases, when the Executive calls the shots, are the guilt-adjudication and sentencing phases.
Academic text (2017) -
And as a normative matter, courts should attempt to preserve the same balance between the privacy rights of citizens and the investigatory powers of police as existed at the Founding.
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Please note that I'm not disparaging the investigatory attitude or skills of everyone here—quite the opposite.
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The investigatory team uncovered crucial evidence to solve the case.
Synonyms
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Made to find out facts by careful checking
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Done to find out more about something
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Sent to find out what happened and gather information
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A careful investigation to find the truth
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Relating to an official inquiry by police or government to find facts
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Relating to checking something carefully to make sure it is safe or works
About an official investigation where a judge or official asks questions to find facts
Asking careful questions to find facts or details
Very careful and deep, trying to find hidden problems
Antonyms
How Investigative
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
investigatory = investigate (transparent) = investigate + ory
Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'investigate' using the productive suffix '-ory', yielding 'relating to investigation'.
Etymology
Investigatory comes from investigate, which has the old part vestig meaning 'track' or 'footprint', so imagine someone following footprints to find the facts. So, investigatory describes something meant to 'search for information' or to examine facts.