Meanings
nounreinvestigation (countable and uncountable, plural reinvestigations)
plural reinvestigations · alternative re-investigation
- countableuncountableAn 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
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Middle Englishinvestigacioun
- Englishinvestigation
- Englishreinvestigation
From re- + investigation.
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APA
reinvestigation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinvestigation
MLA
“reinvestigation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinvestigation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinvestigation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinvestigation.
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