strip search
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verb (used with object)
to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) especially for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse.
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Strip search
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| strip-search | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) (of police, customs officials, etc) to strip (a prisoner or suspect) naked to search him or her for contraband, narcotics, etc |
| —n | |
| 2. | a search that involves stripping a person naked |
| 'strip-searching | |
| —n | |
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