investigating officer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinvestigateandofficer
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investigate
verb[I or T]
uk/ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪt/us/ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪt/
to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover ...
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officer
noun[C]
uk/ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/us/ˈɑː.fɪ.sɚ/
a person in the armed forces who has a position ...
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(Definition ofinvestigateandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The police were informed but there was a considerable lapse of time before theinvestigatingofficerarrived at the mill.
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Theinvestigatingofficeris satisfied that no offensive comments were made to him by immigration officers.
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Usually theinvestigatingofficeris from the same division as the officer complained of, but from a different sub-division.
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But the policeinvestigatingofficerhas to inspect the files.
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But it made no reference at all to the findings of theinvestigatingofficerwho had been required to look into those complaints.
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I wholly accept that aninvestigatingofficershould only be able to demand such explanations of a person as may reasonably be required.
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I do not think it is unreasonable for aninvestigatingofficerto be able to require explanations of a document.
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The supervision of it was taken away from the pit committee and given to theinvestigatingofficer.
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That leads me to the fifth point, which is the accountability of theinvestigatingofficer.
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It would be more appropriate if the general rule were that theinvestigatingofficershould be from another force.
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Those with previous convictions known to theinvestigatingofficerwould also be a target.
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He will be aware that, too often, both the victim and theinvestigatingofficerare not informed of why a case has been discontinued.
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Theinvestigatingofficermay simply embody what he regards as the kernal of the suspect's statement in his notebook.
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The main responsibility for the failures rested with the seniorinvestigatingofficerwho was found to be guilty of neglect of duty.
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That makes clear the position of the man who conducted the investigation, and it shows what is the status of theinvestigatingofficer.
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Clause 19 lays down all of the complex new issues of supervision of theinvestigatingofficerand the investigating force by the commission.
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Theinvestigatingofficerdoes not have authority to disclose any documentation or evidential material to the next of kin without the direction of the coroner.
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Thus, if theinvestigatingofficerfails for any reason to trace and interview witnesses, the procurator fiscal remains unaware of their existence.
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There were a chief inspector and other officers present, but none of them was able to tell theinvestigatingofficerwhat really happened.
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He will appoint aninvestigatingofficer, who will be a police officer, to investigate the complaint.
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