discussio

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

discussĭo: ōnis, f. discutio (very rare).
I A shaking, Sen. Q. N. 6, 19, 2.—
II An examination, discussion.
   A In gen. (late Lat. for disputatio, quaestio): sequitur illa discussio, quid sit, etc., Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 16, 8; Tert. Pudic. 11.—
   B In partic., in the later period of the empire, a revision of the public accounts in the provinces, Cod. Just. 10, 30, 1; Symm. Ep. 5, 74.