n. [ L., the tongue of a balance, examination; for exagmen, fr. exigere to weigh accurately, to treat: cf. F. examen. See Exact, a. ] Examination; inquiry. [ R. ] “A critical examen of the two pieces.” Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL. See Hexameter. ] An hexameter. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being examined or inquired into. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. examinans, -antis, examining. ]
n. [ L. examinatus, p. p. of examinare. See Examine. ] A person subjected to examination. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. examinatio: cf. F. examination. ]
He neglected the studies, . . . stood low at the examinations. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Examination in chief,
Direct examination
Cross-examination,
Reëxamination,
Re-direct examination
n. [ L.: cf. F. examinateur. ] An examiner. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Examine well your own thoughts. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Examine their counsels and their cares. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The offenders that are to be examined. Shak.
n. A person examined. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who examines, tries, or inspects; one who interrogates; an officer or person charged with the duty of making an examination;