stop-and-search in English dictionary

  • stop-and-search

    Meanings and definitions of "stop-and-search"

    • adjective
      (law, law enforcement)
      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
      (often without hyphens)
      A police action of this type.
    • verb
      (usually without hyphens)
      To perform a police action of this type.

    Grammar and declension of stop-and-search

    • stop-and-search (plural stops-and-searches or stop-and-searches)
    • stop-and-search (third-person singular simple present stops-and-searches, present participle stopping-and-searching, simple past and past participle stopped-and-searched)

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