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• n  the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
• n  a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
• n  formal systematic questioning
• n  a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
• n  the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

• The prosecution's star witness survives a withering cross-examination.
• It also said that examination team was "composed entirely of attorneys, who .
• Under cross-examination, the former Enron chief executive was testy and combative.

• scrutiny
• exam
• test
• interrogation
• interrogatory
• examen
• testing

News & Articles

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• Phillies Notes: Kratz needs surgery on left knee
  MINNEAPOLIS - An MRI examination Monday revealed a medial meniscus tear in Erik Kratz's left knee, an injury that will require surgery and could endanger the remainder of his season.
  June 11, 2013 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
• Jackson County courts this week: Preliminary examination continues in child abuse case, bank robber to be sentenced
  Deangelo King has a preliminary examination scheduled for 9 a.m. before District Judge Michael Klaeren. He is accused of firing a handgun May 25 in the area of High and Williams streets, missing his mark and shooting 13-year-old bystander Jendaya Bailey, who survived.
  June 10, 2013 - The Jackson Citizen Patriot
• 2013 NBA draft: Can Ben McLemore develop the mindset to match his talent?
  Any examination of Ben McLemore, the basketball player, has to significantly involve Ben McLemore, the person. And as a terrific USA Today profile from earlier this year shows in difficult detail, McLemore the person has not had a very easy go to get to this point in his life.
  June 10, 2013 - Sports Illustrated

Quotes

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• Richard Shelby in CQPolitics.com
  I am concerned that Treasury's proposal is neither workable nor comprehensive, despite its enormous price tag,Shelby said in a statement. "I believe Congress must immediately undertake a comprehensive, public examination of the problem and...
• Mohamed ElBaradei in AFP
  Iran continues to maintain that these alleged weaponisation studies related to conventional weapons only or are fabricated. However a full-fledged examination of this issue has yet to take place,ElBaradei said.
• Jeff Sessions in FOXNews
  Sen. Coburn has raised a good question: 'Do we have the best personal weapon?' And I don't know that we do,Sessions said. "We're not comfortable now. Let's give this a rigorous examination."