Definition of EXAMINATION. Meaning of EXAMINATION. Synonyms of EXAMINATION

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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...
- 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...
- The imperial examination was a civil service examination system in Imperial China administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the state bureaucracy...
- 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...
- In a physical examination, medical examination, clinical examination, or medical checkup, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical...
- direct examination or examination-in-chief is one stage in the process of adducing evidence from witnesses in a court of law. Direct examination is the...
- 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 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 pelvic examination is the physical examination of the external and internal female pelvic organs. It is frequently used in gynecology for the evaluation...
- "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...