stop-and-search

短语

词形变化

stops-and-searches 复数 stop-and-searches 复数

别名

stop-and-frisk stop and search

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A police action of this type.

    Read literally, he simply ruled that a cop made a bad collar, a stop-and-search without "reasonable suspicion."

adj.
  1. 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.

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