reinvestigation
- noun
- /ˌriːɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- After several new tips were received, the authorities initiated a reinvestigation of the old crime.
Examples
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A reinvestigation into his relationship with Sally Hemmings would be interesting, and I appreciate that you've opened this dialogue.
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Please help me understand why good folks like you are not demanding a reinvestigation.
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The chief of police that was in charge of the investigation during the the the reinvestigation, he himself went to prison.
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Why would she press for a reinvestigation that might implicate her in the murder if she was involved?
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In 1992, the same children and their mothers were involved in a reinvestigation during the adolescence of the children.
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This archive chronicles both a 38-year-old friendship and a reinvestigation of the memories.
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And Ed Ruppelt's reinvestigation, that concluded the planes were nowhere as near Mariana, as the objects on the film.
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A reinvestigation of 9/11 with full subpoena powers could prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official 9/11 version may have been bogus.
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The team decided to conduct a reinvestigation to find new evidence about the unsolved case.
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Her plea for a reinvestigation into the controversial ruling gained widespread support.
Synonyms
A second check of something to find mistakes or missing details
An extra look at information to check earlier results
A careful review of something to check it again
Antonyms
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
reinvestigation = investigation (transparent) = re + investigate + ion
The meaning is directly 'an investigation again', which is a standard and easily recognizable use of the prefix 're-'.
Etymology
The word reinvestigation combines the prefix re- meaning 'again' with investigation, which means 'to look into' or 'search for facts'. So a reinvestigation is simply a careful new look into something to find new evidence.