Usually means: To be subjected to scrutiny.
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  1. come under: Merriam-Webster
  2. come under: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. come under: Wiktionary
  4. come under: Dictionary.com
  5. Come Under: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  6. come under: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. come under: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. come under: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (come under)

verb:  (literally) To come underneath (something).
verb:  To be included or classified under (a title, specified class etc.).
verb:  To be subjected to, be under the auspices of.

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