perusal

[ puh-roo-zuh l ]

/ pəˈru zəl /

a reading: a perusal of the current books.

the act of perusing; survey; scrutiny: A more careful perusal yields this conclusion.

Origin of perusal

First recorded in 1590–1600; peruse + -al²

pre·pe·rus·al, adjective re·pe·rus·al, noun

But a perusal of the code shows employees ignored protections already in place.

Murdoch's Judgment Day | |July 20, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
What countenance did she put on at the perusal of my letter?

The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha |Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
When we had saluted him, we sat down to the perusal of our mails.

Long Live the King |Guy Boothby
The perusal of this remark induced Mrs. Hemans to write her pathetic little poem which has the Italian epitaph for its title.

The Bront Family, Vol. 2 of 2 |Francis A. Leyland

I cannot refrain from expressing the satisfaction and pleasure I derived from the perusal of your Worcester speech.

Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20) |Charles Sumner
I cannot express to you the satisfaction which I received from its perusal.

Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson |Thomas Jefferson