English Explanatory Dictionary

pretextual stop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The stopping by police of a motor vehicle in the case of a minor infringement of the law, in order to investigate other suspected criminal activity.

Word forms

pretextual stop pretextual stops

Synonyms

pretextual arrest
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