INSPECTION
inspection, review
(noun) a formal or official examination; “the platoon stood ready for review”; “we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
inspection (countable and uncountable, plural inspections)
The act of examining something, often closely.
An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
Synonyms
• examination
• scrutiny
Anagrams
• cispontine, inceptions
Source: Wiktionary
In*spec"tion, n. Etym: [L. inspectio: cf. F. inspection.]
1. The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully; a strict
or prying examination; close or careful scrutiny; investigation.
Spenser.
With narrow search, and with inspection deep, Considered every
creature. Milton.
2. The act of overseeing; official examination or superintendence.
Trial by inspection (O. Eng. Law), a mode of trial in which the case
was settled by the individual observation and decision of the judge
upon the testimony of his own senses, without the intervention of a
jury. Abbott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition