reinvestigation

/ɹˌiɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən/ noun

An act or process of reinvestigating: a repeat of an earlier investigation

Word Origin Investigate comes from Latin vestigare 'to track, trace' — originally, to follow footprints (vestigium 'footprint'). Reinvestigation adds re- 'again,' so investigating again. The root vestig- gives us vestige (a trace, remnant) and vestigial (remaining as a trace). So reinvestigation is going back over the tracks, looking for clues you might have missed the first time.

noun An act or process of reinvestigating: a repeat of an earlier investigation countable

The police ordered a reinvestigation of the cold case using new forensic techniques.

(名词) 再次调查;重新调查

警方下令使用新的法医技术对这起悬案进行重新调查。

(sustantivo) Acto o proceso de reinvestigar: repetición de una investigación anterior.

La policía ordenó una reinvestigación del caso sin resolver utilizando nuevas técnicas forenses.

(nom) réenquête; nouvelle enquête; contre-enquête; réinvestigation [Action ou processus consistant à enquêter à nouveau ; répétition d'une enquête antérieure.]

La police a ordonné une reinvestigation de l'affaire non résolue en utilisant de nouvelles techniques médico-légales.

(Substantiv) Neuuntersuchung; Nachermittlung [Eine erneute Untersuchung oder Überprüfung eines bereits untersuchten Sachverhalts.]

Die Polizei ordnete eine **reinvestigation** des Cold Case mit neuen forensischen Methoden an.

(名詞) 以前の調査を再び行うこと。再調査。

警察は新しい法医学技術を使って、その未解決事件の再調査を命じた。

(substantivo) reinvestigação [Ato ou processo de reinvestigar: repetição de uma investigação anterior.]

A polícia ordenou uma reinvestigação do caso arquivado usando novas técnicas forenses.

Word parts: re + in + vestig + ation

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