inspection
nounThe act of inspecting.
nounOfficial examination or review, as of barracks or troops.
nounA district subject to official inspection.
nounThe act of inspecting; critical examination; close or careful survey; specifically, a formal or official inquiry by actual observation into the state, efficiency, safety, quality, etc., of something of special moment, as troops, police, buildings, steam-vessels, drugs, etc.
nounSynonyms Investigation, Search, etc. See
The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully; a strict or prying examination; close or careful scrutiny; investigation.
nounThe act of overseeing; official examination or superintendence.
nouna mode of trial in which the case was settled by the individual observation and decision of the judge upon the testimony of his own senses, without the intervention of a jury.
nounAct of examining something, often closely.
nounOrganization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.