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Definition of examination

Examination
Examination Ex*am`i*na"tion, n. [L. examinatio: cf. F. examination.] 1. The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment. 2. A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry. He neglected the studies, . . . stood low at the examinations. --Macaulay. Examination in chief, or Direct examination (Law), that examination which is made of a witness by a party calling him. Cross-examination, that made by the opposite party. Re["e]xamination, or Re-direct examination, that made by a party calling a witness, after, and upon matters arising out of, the cross-examination. Syn: Search; inquiry; investigation; research; scrutiny; inquisition; inspection; exploration.

Meaning of examination from wikipedia

- Look up examination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Examination may refer to: Physical examination, a medical procedure Questioning and more specific...
- Imperial examination 科舉 The imperial examination (Chinese: 科舉; pinyin: kējǔ; lit. "subject recommendation") was a civil service examination system in Imperial...
- A bar examination is an examination administered by the bar ****ociation of a jurisdiction that a lawyer must p**** in order to be admitted to the bar of...
- In a physical examination, medical examination, clinical examination, or medical checkup, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical...
- An eye examination is a series of tests performed to ****ess vision and ability to focus on and discern objects. It also includes other tests and examinations...
- In law, cross-examination is the interrogation of a witness by one's opponent. It is preceded by direct examination (known as examination-in-chief in Ireland...
- A HEENT examination is a portion of a physical examination that prin****lly concerns the head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat. IPPA Inspection of scars or...
- In India, board examinations refer to the public examinations that are conducted at the completion of secondary and senior secondary education. The 10th...
- "Examination Day" is the first segment of the sixth episode of the first season of the television series The Twilight Zone. The segment is based on the...
- Redirect examination, in the United States, is the questioning of a witness who has already provided testimony under oath in response to direct examination as...