reinspectionn.
/ˌriːɪnˈspɛkʃn/, U.S. /ˌriᵻnzˈpɛkʃ(ə)n/, /ˌriᵻnˈspɛkʃ(ə)n/ The action of inspecting something again; an instance of this.
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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > re-examination > [noun]
revisitation1549
revisal1612
reinspection1697
reinvestigation1772
rechecking1854
revetting1940
1697 Infants Lawyer xviii. 236 Re-inspection granted; and why.
1777 Act Inspection of Tobacco in Coll. Private Acts Gen. Assembly North-Carolina (1794) 145 Provided..nothing..shall prevent the reinspection of any tobacco inspected at Hillsborough.
1856 J. W. Warter Southey's Lett. I. Pref. 13 Possibly he might have found some on reinspection.
1894 Daily News 8 June 8/6 A re-inspection had been made of 270 houses in Kensington.
1913 Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 28 2494 A reinspection shall be made after three days to see that the changes ordered have been or are being carried out.
1998 Independent 12 Nov. i. 7/2 Under the rules governing inspections, the school's report cannot be withdrawn. However, it has been offered for reinspection.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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