investigation
investigating | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
police work
police investigation | the investigation of criminal activities |
United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
USACIL | a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command, the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence |
power hunger
status seeking | a drive to acquire power |
probe
investigation | an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities, there was a congressional probe into the scandal |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI | a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice |
Criminal Investigation Command
CID | the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world |
| Commission on the Status of Women | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies |
condition
status | a state at a particular time, a condition (or state) of disrepair, the current status of the arms negotiations |
| status quo | the existing state of affairs |
status
position | the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society, he had the status of a minor, the novel attained the status of a classic, atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life |
social station
social status
social rank
rank | position in a social hierarchy, the British are more aware of social status than Americans are |
| high status | a position of superior status |
seniority
senior status
higher status
higher rank | higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service |
low status
lowness
lowliness | a position of inferior status, low in station or rank or fortune or estimation |
inferiority
lower status
lower rank | the state of being inferior |
| junior status | in a junior position |
| legal status | a status defined by law |
| marital status | the condition of being married or unmarried |
| status epilepticus | a condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness, can lead to brain damage and death |
| status asthmaticus | a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment |