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