Intense study of someone or something.
Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
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.
Probing introspection; a critical consideration of one's conscience; also, an instance of such consideration.
Involving probing introspection, or a critical consideration of one's conscience, especially motives and values.