under investigation
Subject to inquiry
Under investigation describes someone or something being formally examined, typically by authorities seeking evidence of wrongdoing.
The phrase implies an active inquiry that hasn't yet reached conclusions: The company is under investigation for fraud.
It often appears in news reports and legal contexts, where it signals scrutiny without presuming guilt.
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- probeThorough examination or tool
- inquiryRequest for information
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- suspectBelieve to be likely
person of interest · evidence · case · cold case · questioning · interrogation · no comment · surveillance · mystery · crime · audit · due diligence · examination · pending · allegation · scandal · internal affairs · witness
- crime investigationdetective, whodunit, detectives, smoking gun, clue
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
under investigationcleared
Found not guilty
exonerated · acquitted · case closed · vindicated · charges dropped
under investigationabove suspicion
Immune to accusation
beyond reproach · innocent · in good standing · unimpeachable · blameless
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