examination

noun

• 1a detailed inspection or investigation:an examination of marketing behavior a medical examination is conducted without delay
• the action or process of conducting an inspection or investigation:the treaty is under examination by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

• 2a formal test of a person’s knowledge or proficiency in a particular subject or skill:he scraped through the examinations at the end of his first year

• 3 Law the formal questioning of a witness in court.