open investigation

noun

: a case that is still being investigated (as by the police)

We can't talk about the case. It's still an open investigation.

Examples of open investigation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Post-Tribune is not naming the officers because of the open investigation. —Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025

In May 2024, an LAPD spokesperson told Deadline that an open investigation into Perry’s death was underway with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 June 2025

Schepers’ disappearance remained an open investigation for 41 years, and was briefly revisited by the Illinois State Police in the late 1980s and again by investigators in 2010. —Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025

The Oxford Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE at the time that there is an open investigation into the incident but declined to comment further. —David Chiu, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for open investigation

• americanization
• anticoagulation
• antidiscrimination
• bioaccumulation
• bioremediation
• compartmentalization
• contextualization
• copolymerization
• decriminalization
• dehumidification
• demilitarization
• demineralization