Crime is the breach of a rule or law for which a punishment may ultimately be prescribed by some governing authority or force. The word crime originates from the Latin crimen (genitive criminis), from the Latin root cernō and Greek κρινω = "I...

Investigation carried out under official authority by law enforcement personnel

Criminal law

Peer review

Criminal procedure

Feasibility study

Investigation (film), a 2006 Bulgarian drama film

Academic or intellectual investigation aimed at the discovering, interpreting, and revising of knowledge.

Private investigation undertaken by a private investigator or a detective

Observational studies conducted as medical research in Clinical trials