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English → English (gcide) Definition: Trial by inspection Inspection \In*spec"tion\, n. [L. inspectio: cf. F. inspection.] 1. The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully; a strict or prying examination; close or careful scrutiny; investigation. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] With narrow search, and with inspection deep, Considered every creature. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of overseeing; official examination or superintendence. [1913 Webster] Trial by inspection (O. Eng. Law), a mode of trial in which the case was settled by the individual observation and decision of the judge upon the testimony of his own senses, without the intervention of a jury. --Abbott. [1913 Webster]