English Explanatory Dictionary

stop-and-search

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to laws or policing practices, found in some jurisdictions, which permit a law enforcement officer to temporarily detain and search a member of the public based on the officer's suspicions.
noun
  1. A police action of this type.

Word forms

stop-and-search stop-and-frisk stop and search stops-and-searches stop-and-searches

Related words

racial profiling sus law
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