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Examination
EXAMINATIONA search, inspection, or interrogation. Incriminal procedure, thepreliminary hearingheld to decide whether a suspect arrested for a crime should be brought to trial. In trial practice, the interrogation of a witness to elicit his or her testimony in a civil or criminal action, so that the facts he or she possesses are presented before the trial of fact for consideration. In the law governing real property transactions, an investigation made into the history of the ownership of and conditions that exist upon land so that a purchaser can determine whether a seller is entitled to sell the land free and clear of any claims made by third persons. In patent law, an inquiry made at thepatent and trademark officeto determine the novelty and utility of an invention for which a patent application has been filed and whether the invention interferes with any other invention. |
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"Examination." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Examination." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701678.html "Examination." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701678.html |
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ex·am·i·na·tion / igˌzaməˈnāshən/ • n. 1. a detailed inspection or investigation: an examination of marketing behavior. ∎ the action or process of conducting such an inspection or investigation: the treaty is under examination by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 2. a 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 defendant or witness in court. |
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"examination." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "examination." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-examination.html "examination." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-examination.html |
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