Definitions
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- noun Alternative spelling of
scrutiny . Intensestudy of someone or something; a thoroinspection of a situation or a case.
Etymologies
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From Middle English scrutiny, possibly from Medieval Latin scrūtinium ("a search, an inquiry"), from Vulgar Latin scrūtārī ("to search or examine thoroughly"), of uncertain origin; possibly from Late Latin scrūta ("rubbish, broken trash"). Or of Germanic origin, related to Old English scrūtnung ("examination, investigation, inquiry, search"), from Old English scrūtnian, scrūdnian ("to examine carefully, scrutinize, consider, investigate"), from Proto-Germanic *skrudōnan, *skruþōnan (“to search, examine”), from Proto-Germanic *skrud-, *skruþ- (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreut- (“to cut”). Compare Old High German skrodōn, scrutōn, scrutilōn ("to research, explore"), Old High German scrod ("a search, scrutiny"), Gothic (andhruskan, "to investigate, explore"), Old English scrēadian ("to shred, cut up, cut off, peel, pare, prune"). More at shred.
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Examples
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Her daughter is now under scrutny, and all she can do now is catch up on foreign policies so she can debate Biden in October and know a thing or two and hold her own.
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The question: do you believe that corporations acting on behalf of the United States (such as Black Water or Haliburtan) should be immune to public scrutny in the form of FOIA and accountability?
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In my opinion if the ad agency takes public money and has a public contract, it becomes an extension of the govement and is subject to scrutny.
Appearances and the Law in the Lance Dutson Lawsuit - Publishing 2.0 2006
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