private investigation
Hired confidential inquiry
Private investigation is the work of gathering information, conducting surveillance, or uncovering facts outside official law enforcement channels.
Private investigators—often called PIs or private eyes—are hired to find missing persons, document infidelity, perform background checks, or collect evidence for legal cases.
She hired a private investigator to track down her biological parents.
The field operates in a gray zone between professional inquiry and snooping.
- camerasVisual recording devices
- law firmsAttorney business organizations
- interviewingFormal questioning session
- stakeoutsProlonged covert observation
- background checksInvestigation of someone's past
deep background · witness interview · confidentiality · surveillance · undercover operations · cheating spouse · conflict of interest · ethical codes · corporations · licensing · forensic analysis · insurance companies · magnifying glass · privacy laws · infidelity · hidden assets · missing persons · cold case
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Official probe into wrongdoing
federal investigation · police work · criminal investigation · FBI investigation · judicial inquiry
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