Definition of strip search
: a search for something concealed on a person made after removal of the person's clothing
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Examples of strip search in a Sentence
The administrators ordered random strip searches of all prisoners.
Recent Examples of strip search from the Web
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Arrestees are not required to undergo strip searches.
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Video by Bill Schulz MADISON - The state reached a sweeping settlement Friday over its treatment of juvenile inmates that would end the use of pepper spray, greatly restrict solitary confinement and reduce strip searches.
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In the case of the Mexican 17-year-old, the lawsuit said a staff member who suspected him of possessing contraband threw him to the ground and forcibly tore off his clothes for an impromptu strip search.
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In the case of the Mexican 17-year-old, the lawsuit said a staff member who suspected him of possessing contraband threw him to the ground and forcibly tore off his clothes for an impromptu strip search.
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In the case of the Mexican 17-year-old, the lawsuit said a staff member who suspected him of possessing contraband threw him to the ground and forcibly tore off his clothes for an impromptu strip search.
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In the case of the Mexican 17-year-old, the lawsuit said a staff member who suspected him of possessing contraband threw him to the ground and forcibly tore off his clothes for an impromptu strip search.
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Are group strip searches of inmates at Multnomah County's Inverness Jail a violation of their constitutional rights?
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Joseph Cunningham was one of thousands of prison workers who had to undergo visual group strip searches following every kitchen duty shift at the Multnomah County jail in Northeast Portland.
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First Known Use of strip search
1947
STRIP SEARCH Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of strip search for English Language Learners
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: an act of removing someone's clothing to see if that person is hiding illegal drugs, weapons, etc.
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