- strip search
- noun (C) a process in which you have to remove your clothes so that your body can be checked, usually for hidden drugs
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
strip search
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strip-search — strip searches, strip searching, strip searched also strip search VERB: usu passive If a person is strip searched, someone such as a police officer makes them take off all their clothes and searches them, usually to see if they are carrying drugs … English dictionary
strip-search — [strip′sʉrch΄] vt. to search (a person) by requiring removal of the clothes n. such a search: Also strip search … English World dictionary
strip–search — vt: to conduct a strip search of Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
strip search — see search Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
strip search — n a process in which you have to remove your clothes so that your body can be checked, usually for hidden drugs >strip search v [T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
strip-search — strip ,search verb transitive to check whether someone is hiding drugs or other illegal articles by making them take off their clothes ╾ strip ,search noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
strip search — strip′ search n. cvb an act or instance of strip searching … From formal English to slang
strip-search — strip′ search v. t. cvb to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) esp. for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
strip-search — ► VERB ▪ search (someone) for concealed drugs, weapons, or other items, by stripping off their clothes … English terms dictionary
Strip search — A strip search is the stripping (removal of clothing, search of person and/or personal effects) of a person to check for weapons or other contraband.Legality of strip searchesIn North America, civil lawsuits, as well as criminal code changes… … Wikipedia
strip-search — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms strip search : present tense I/you/we/they strip search he/she/it strip searches present participle strip searching past tense strip searched past participle strip searched to check whether someone is hiding… … English dictionary
