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scrutiny

[ skroot-n-ee ]

noun

plural scrutinies.
  1. a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
  2. surveillance; close and continuous watching or guarding.
  3. a close and searching look.


scrutiny

/ ˈːɪɪ /

noun

  1. close or minute examination
  2. a searching look
    1. (in the early Christian Church) a formal testing that catechumens had to undergo before being baptized
    2. a similar examination of candidates for holy orders
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDz·t·Բ noun plural nonscrutinies
  • ·t·Բ noun plural rescrutinies
  • -t·Բ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scrutiny1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin ūپԾܳ “a search, inquiry, investigation,” derivative of ūī “to search thoroughly”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scrutiny1

C15: from Late Latin ūپԾܳ an investigation, from ūī to search (originally referring to rag-and-bone men), from ūٲ rubbish
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The approval comes after weeks of public scrutiny on Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and his government role.

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As it happens, the entity’s claims to have unearthed fraud in Social Security and elsewhere have generally evaporated under scrutiny.

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Many financial transactions in humanitarian aid also happen outside of Myanmar's banking system, so that actors can avoid scrutiny and potential investigation from the country's central bank, a source told the BBC.

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But Edison has been under scrutiny since Day 1 because residents saw and videotaped flames burning near transmission lines at the time the fire started on Jan. 7.

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It is "not good enough" for the government to say "it has been debated in Parliament" and will "raise revenue", Lord Pannick argued, stating that the policy needed stricter scrutiny.

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