investigative process

collocation in English

meaningsofinvestigativeandprocess

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withprocess.
investigative
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡə.tɪv/
us
/ɪnˈves.təˌɡeɪ.t̬ɪv/
involving examining facts, events, problems, crimes, etc. in order to know more about about them or to discover the truth, or doing work like ...
See more atinvestigative
process
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprəʊ.ses/
us
/ˈprɑː.ses/
a series of actions that you take in order to achieve ...
See more atprocess

(Definition ofinvestigativeandprocessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinvestigative process

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
We review the impact of the test on the disease epidemiology and the public healthinvestigativeprocess.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is aninvestigativeprocesswhereby detailed spectromorphological attributes and relationships are uncovered.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There appears no other reason for the word 'investigation' here, as the process of fog dispersal by paraffin burners requires no obviousinvestigativeprocess.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They embrace the wholeinvestigativeprocess, which is covered by a combination of "detection", "apprehension"and"prosecution".
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is the danger of the judiciary becoming too closely involved in theinvestigativeprocessand of its impartiality being called into question.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
To reveal a specific purpose often makes it impossible to continue a line of investigation and would destroy theinvestigativeprocess.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The issue is not its independence, but the independence of theinvestigativeprocessitself.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
How does one interview a young child as part of theinvestigativeprocesswithout further damaging that child?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Would it not remove the separate function between the judiciary and investigative agencies and bring the judiciary wholly into theinvestigativeprocess.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is meant to assist theinvestigativeprocess.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Clearly there is some overlap with the review of coroners, especially with regard to theinvestigativeprocess.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Some, if not all, district attorneys take part in theinvestigativeprocessas well, and some are elected.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If he could, then he is being dragged into theinvestigativeprocess; if not, then who does account for approving the authority of a surveillance activity?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It would be a greatinvestigativeprocess.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are dealing with aninvestigativeprocess.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They would seriously hamper theinvestigativeprocess.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Hospital doctors who are suspended from duty, in most cases, continue to receive full pay during theinvestigativeprocessbecause suspension is a neutral act.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Theinvestigativeprocessavailable to an ombudsman is not necessary to establish the truth; whether what has been done was in the public interest is a matter of judgment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In other words, chief constables can be brought into court to defend their decisions and to answer questions that drag them straight into theinvestigativeprocess.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This is information that the investigator provided to the scientist to test scientifically, based on theinvestigativeprocessthat is outside the realm of science.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofinvestigative
Go to the definition ofprocess
See other collocations withprocess