The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
Intense study of someone or something.
A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.