inspection

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin īnspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb īnspiciō (“I inspect”), from speciō (“I look at”). By surface analysis, inspect + -ion.

noun

1. The act of examining something, often closely.
   Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
2. An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
   The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.