traffic stop

noun

plural traffic stops

: an instance of police stopping a driver (as for speeding or a broken taillight)

She was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.

an officer making a traffic stop

Examples of traffic stop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The pursuit began at about 7:47 p.m. Monday on the 900 block of West Meinecke Avenue after officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop for a registration violation. —

Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2024 Authorities identified him traveling in Plymouth Township and made a traffic stop, the post said. —

Zoe Sottile, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024 The seizures were made on Oct. 3 and 4 during two different traffic stops, according to the governor’s office and CHP. —

Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024 The big picture: All three men were acquitted of the more serious charge of violating civil rights by causing the death of Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died from his injuries days after he was violently beaten by officers during a traffic stop. —

Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for traffic stop

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