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Pronunciation varies by accent · 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..
Adding to the department's problems is a long-running controversy over a stop-and-search policy that includes random searches of young black men.
The high court renewed its decision to throw out evidence in a 1992 Montgomery County traffic stop-and-search case that uncovered a small amount of marijuana and a methamphetamine pill.
Both parties support ‘stop and search’ – also known as ‘sus’ laws. Under these laws, the police can stop anyone under ‘reasonable’ suspicion that they could commit a crime.
A U.S. judge has ruled the New York Police Department has violated the rights of tens of thousands of people by intentionally discriminating against racial minorities with its controversial "stop-and-search" policy.
Read literally, he simply ruled that a cop made a bad collar, a stop-and-search without "reasonable suspicion."
Use stop-and-search when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Stop-and-search means (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..
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Adding to the department's problems is a long-running controversy over a stop-and-search policy that includes random searches of young black men.
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