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scrutiny — scru|ti|ny [ˈskru:tıni] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: scrutinium, from scrutari to search, examine , from scruta unwanted things, trash ] careful and thorough examination of someone or something careful/close scrutiny ▪ Careful… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Scrutiny — (Fr. scrutin , Late Lat. scrutinium , from scrutari , to search or examine thoroughly) is a careful examination or inquiry (often implying the search for a likely mistake or failure). It has a particular meaning in the Roman Catholc Church.The… … Wikipedia
scrutiny — scru·ti·ny / skrüt ən ē/ n pl nies: searching study or inquiry; specif: judicial investigation of the constitutionality of a statutory classification of persons under the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution see also intermediate 2,… … Law dictionary
scrutiny — UK US /ˈskruːtɪni/ noun [U] ► the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it: be subjected to/come under scrutiny »The figures are likely to come under close scrutiny … Financial and business terms
scrutiny — [skro͞ot′ n ē] n. pl. scrutinies [LL scrutinium < L scrutari, to examine carefully, rummage through odds and ends < scruta, trash, prob. altered < Gr grutē, a miscellany, woman s vanity bag: for prob. IE base see CRUMB] 1. close… … English World dictionary
careful examination — index scrutiny Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scrutiny */ — UK [ˈskruːtɪnɪ] / US [ˈskrut(ə)nɪ] noun [uncountable] careful examination of someone or something under scrutiny: The diet industry comes under scrutiny in tonight s programme. close scrutiny: Council services are subject to close scrutiny to… … English dictionary
scrutiny — noun (U) careful and thorough examination of someone or something: careful/close scrutiny: Close scrutiny of the document showed it to be a forgery. | under scrutiny: Diana resented her private life being under such public scrutiny … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
careful */*/*/ — UK [ˈkeə(r)f(ə)l] / US [ˈkerf(ə)l] adjective 1) if someone is careful, they think about what they are doing so that they do not do anything wrong or so that they avoid problems Teachers have to be careful when criticizing pupils. Even the most… … English dictionary
scrutiny — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, close, critical, detailed, intense, rigorous, serious, strict ▪ The company has come under intense scrutiny because of its environmental record … Collocations dictionary
