public examination
noun
UKukus[C]FINANCE,LAW
aformaloccasionwhen abankruptcompanyorpersonisaskedquestionsbyofficialsrepresentingthepeoplewho areowedmoney:
Allpartieswhoattendapublicexamination,includingthebankrupt, mayemploylegalrepresentation.
[CorU]GOVERNMENT
aformaloccasionwhen agovernmentministerisaskedabouttheirplansoractionsbyofficials, or theactofaskingministersabouttheirplansoractions:
Theexecutivedecidedagainst apublicexamination, sayingministersalready had all theinformationtheyneeded.