vestigatio
From LSJ
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vestīgātĭo: ōnis, f. vestigo,
I a tracing or searching after (post-class.): Psyche dies noctesque mariti vestigationibus inquieta, App. M. 6, p. 173.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vestīgātĭō, ōnis, f. (vestigo), action de chercher [qqn], recherche : Apul. M. 6, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
vestīgātio, ōnis, f. (vestigo), die Ausspürung, Aufsuchung, Apul. met. 6, 1. Gloss. II, 334, 11.
