Definition of scrutiny

• n. - Close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.
• n. - An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
• n. - A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
• n. - An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
• v. t. - To scrutinize.