·vt To Scrutinize.
II. Scrutiny ·noun Close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.
III. Scrutiny ·noun A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
IV. Scrutiny ·noun An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
V. Scrutiny ·noun An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.