— expiscation , n. — expiscatory /ek spis"keuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj.
/ek"speuh skayt', ek spis"kayt/ , v.t., expiscated, expiscating . Chiefly Scot.
to find out by thorough and detailed investigation; discover through scrupulous examination.
[ 1605-15; expiscatus, ptp. of expiscari to fish out. See EX- 1 , PISCI-, -ATE 1 ]