strip search
noun
: a search for something concealed on a person made after removal of the person's clothing
Examples of strip search in a Sentence
The administrators ordered random strip searches of all prisoners.
Recent Examples on the Web
Each said that their time at the wilderness camp began with a strip search, in some cases with no underwear, by a staff member.
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Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
Once taken there, the youths were cut off from the outside world, forced to adhere to strange guidelines and in some instances, allegedly, physically abused, beginning with the strip search to which they were subjected on arrival.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Then, the inmate, Warren and two other officers headed to a room where strip searches are conducted, and the inmate faced the door as part of protocol, according to the plea agreement.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
Complaints against the department allege beatings and strip searches of suspects at a warehouse that the street crime unit used for interrogations, which allegedly turned violent and during which police officers would allegedly turn off their body cameras.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2023
The complaints allege detainees taken to the facility were beaten or subjected to strip searches.
—Kevin Conlon, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
The investigation also implicated four officers for using a Taser, striking a nude man and using excessive force in the process of a strip search performed in a police department bathroom and caught on body camera footage, police said in a Friday press conference.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
Lawsuits filed against the department allege beatings and strip searches of suspects at this facility, with police officers allegedly turning off their body cameras in many of these instances.
—Davi Merchan, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
Officers allegedly forced Brown, 51, to expose herself in a strip search and examined her body cavities with a flashlight.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
Once taken there, the youths were cut off from the outside world, forced to adhere to strange guidelines and in some instances, allegedly, physically abused, beginning with the strip search to which they were subjected on arrival.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Then, the inmate, Warren and two other officers headed to a room where strip searches are conducted, and the inmate faced the door as part of protocol, according to the plea agreement.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
Complaints against the department allege beatings and strip searches of suspects at a warehouse that the street crime unit used for interrogations, which allegedly turned violent and during which police officers would allegedly turn off their body cameras.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2023
The complaints allege detainees taken to the facility were beaten or subjected to strip searches.
—Kevin Conlon, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
The investigation also implicated four officers for using a Taser, striking a nude man and using excessive force in the process of a strip search performed in a police department bathroom and caught on body camera footage, police said in a Friday press conference.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
Lawsuits filed against the department allege beatings and strip searches of suspects at this facility, with police officers allegedly turning off their body cameras in many of these instances.
—Davi Merchan, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
Officers allegedly forced Brown, 51, to expose herself in a strip search and examined her body cavities with a flashlight.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
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“Strip search.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20search. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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strip-search
1 of 2 transitive verb
: to conduct a strip search of
strip search
2 of 2see search
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