Investigation vs. Interrogation

Investigationnoun

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination

Investigationnoun

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist.

Investigationnoun

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities;

Investigationnoun

the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

Investigationnoun

the action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research

Investigationnoun

a formal inquiry or systematic study

Interrogationnoun

The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.

Interrogationnoun

A question put; an inquiry.

Interrogationnoun

(dated) A question mark.

Interrogationnoun

The act or process of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; an instance of interrogating; inquiry.

Interrogationnoun

A question put; an inquiry.

Interrogationnoun

A point, mark, or sign, thus [?], indicating that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Usually called a question mark; called also interrogation point.

Interrogationnoun

a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply;

Interrogationnoun

a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder

Interrogationnoun

formal systematic questioning

Interrogationnoun

an instance of questioning;

Interrogation

Interrogation (also called questioning) is interviewing as commonly employed by law enforcement officers, military personnel, intelligence agencies, organized crime syndicates, and terrorist organizations with the goal of eliciting useful information, particularly information related to suspected crime. Interrogation may involve a diverse array of techniques, ranging from developing a rapport with the subject to torture.