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• n  act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
• n  an appraisal of the value of something

• The lawyer forSusan Smith, the South Carolinian accused of murdering her two kids, asked a judge to delay his client's psychiatric evaluation for 90 days so he'll have more time to .
• During each weeklong period, teachers and parents, who did not know which drink the kids were getting, used a variety of standardized behavior-evaluation tools some .
• The IAAF's evaluation of Semenya will include an endocrinologist, a gynecologist and a psychologist.

• rating
• valuation

News & Articles

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• Nikolai Vitti: High marks on self-evaluation reflect 'solid 7 months'
  Duval County Superintendent Nikolai Vitti has submitted a self-evaluation that labels him highly effective. The School Board will evaluate Vitti on June 20.
  June 13, 2013 - The Florida Times-Union
• Judge orders mental evaluation for Somali terror convict
  A judge wants a competency evaluation to see if a former janitor understands what will happen if he drops the appeal of his conviction and 20-year sentence for aiding the terrorist group al-Shabaab.
  June 12, 2013 - Pioneer Press
• Mental evaluation ordered for man accused of killing 3 Wiota farmers
  Attorney for Jaren Kuester asks for evaluation to take place outside of jail.
  June 11, 2013 - Wisconsin State Journal

Quotes

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• Robert Gates in Reuters UK
  The notion of a brief period of consolidation and evaluation probably does make sense,Gates told reporters in Baghdad, endorsing publicly for the first time an idea discussed by the US commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus.
• Gary Bettman in ESPN
  Mr. Avery has expressed remorse for his recent comments and has sought a professional anger management evaluation,NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement obtained by NHL.com. "I will require that he follow through with that...
• Ben Bernanke in TheStreet.com
  The Committee will, of course, be carefully evaluating incoming information bearing on the economic outlook,said Bernanke. "Based on that evaluation, and consistent with our dual mandate, we stand ready to take substantive additional...