"preinvestigation" meaning in English

See preinvestigation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From pre- + investigation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|investigation}} pre- + investigation Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} preinvestigation (not comparable)
  1. Prior to investigation Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-preinvestigation-en-adj-VVGI4ypL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2

Noun

Forms: preinvestigations [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + investigation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|investigation}} pre- + investigation Head templates: {{en-noun}} preinvestigation (plural preinvestigations)
  1. An initial or prior investigation
    Sense id: en-preinvestigation-en-noun-QVK-In6Y

Inflected forms

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