scrutiny

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The ICC said the umpires had reported concerns over the player's action and, having monitored it during both matches in the series so far, it had decided further scrutiny was appropriate.

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  1. noun A close, careful examination or study.
  2. noun Close observation; surveillance.

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  • He tilted her face up for his scrutiny, then asked her in a voice chilled with his rage, "Who did this to you?" —  Garwood, Julie - Lion's Lady
  • It would be unconscionable to subject a private citizen to that kind of scrutiny, and Kennedy might end up blurting out the name of the man he suspected was the Visitor. —  In a Strange City
  • Also drawing media scrutiny is the mental depression of Crown Princess Masako - the wife of Akihito's son, the heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. —  Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories
  • I believe it is obligatory upon us to subject this period to at least some kind of even limited scrutiny, which is all that time will allow here. —  Iraq Updates - Latest News
  • This year, Ichiro was under heavy pressure and scrutiny from the Japanese fans and media as he was the face of a Japan national team that was trying to defend the World Baseball Classic title. —  The News Tribune - Tacoma - Homepage
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  1. Middle English scrutinie, taking of a formal vote, from Latin scrūtinium, inquiry, search, from scrūtārī, to search, examine, from scrūta, trash.

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  1. = Old French scrutine, scrutiny, French scrutin, scrutiny, balloting, = Spanish Portuguese escrutinio = Italian scruttinio, scrutinio, from Late Latin scrutinium, a search, an inquiry, from Latin scrutari, search or examine thoroughly, prob. orig. search among rubbish, from scruta (= Greek γρύτη), rubbish, broken trash. Cf. Anglo-Saxon scrudinan, examine. Cf. scrutable, scrutine, etc.
  2. from scrutiny, n.
 

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