examination

IPA: ɪgzæmʌnˈeɪʃʌn

The act of examining.
Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
Interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery.

Examples of "examination" in Sentences

HC directs OPSC for fresh common OAS main examination
Orissa Business and Career: HC directs OPSC for fresh common OAS main examination
Swiss himself, you know, and that kind of self examination is so frowned upon there.
Critical and skeptical examination is the method used in everyday practical methods as well as in science.
The source was given polygraph examination on 12 March 1971 and this examination is the only recorded testimony establishing his credibility.
The High Court directed the Orissa Public Service Commission (OPSC) to conduct the common main examination of Orissa Administrative Services (OAS) for all the qualifying candidates again on Thursday.
What emerges from this examination is a disturbing portrait of a group of elected officials who routinely avoid payment of debts, write bad checks, abuse their spouses, assault people and openly violate the law.
McCarthy said yesterday that there is no conflict in the two letters, and that the CPA money could be used with everything associated with the purchase of the Fernald property, such as the title examination, appraisal and environmental study.
Last week, Sequart and Respect Films announced a Kickstarter campaign to finance "Comics in Focus: Chris Claremont's X-Men," directed by Patrick Meaney, which they described as an examination of one of the most important comic books of the modern age.