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



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