examine

examine
ex·am·ine vt ex·am·ined, ex·am·in·ing
1: to investigate or inspect closely
examine the title compare audit
2: to question closely esp. in a court proceeding compare depose

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

examine
I (interrogate) verb catechize, challenge, inquire, inquirere, inspicere, interpellate, interview, investigare, probe, put questions to, query, question, question under oath, quiz, subject to questioning associated concepts: examine a witness II (study) verb analyze, anatomize, audit, canvass, check, conduct research on, contemplate, delve into, dissect, explore, go over, inquire into, inspect, investigate, keep under surveillance, look for flaws, look into, look over, look through, make an analysis, monitor, observe, peer at, peruse, probe, pry into, reconnoiter, regard carefully, research, review, scrutinize, study systematically, subject to analysis, subject to scrutiny, survey, take stock of, watch closely associated concepts: examine books and records III index analyze, audit, canvass, check (inspect), consider, criticize (evaluate), cross-examine, deliberate, delve, discern (detect with the senses), frisk, inquire, investigate, judge, monitor, muse, observe (watch), overlook (superintend), oversee, peruse, ponder, probe, reason (conclude), research, review, revise, scrutinize, search, study, treat (process), try (conduct a trial), weigh

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


examine
v.
To inspect; to investigate; to question or interrogate.
n.
examination

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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