1.
[syn: fact-finding, investigative, investigatory]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
investigatory \investigatory\ adj.
Of or pertaining to an investigation; accomplished by
investigation; designed to find information or ascertain
facts; as, investigatory committee; the investigatory
excesses of the prosecutor.
Syn: fact-finding, investigative.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
investigatory
adj 1: designed to find information or ascertain facts; "a fact-
finding committee"; "investigative reporting" [syn:
fact-finding, investigative, investigatory]