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
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And New Mexico released video of a traffic stop that showed Singh communicating with an officer effectively after he was pulled over there in July.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Just two years ago, Tyre Nichols, 29, was brutally beaten by five Memphis police officers during a 2023 traffic stop near his home.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
Then the nephew was detained in a traffic stop and deported.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
Freeman said protocols have not changed in the department and were never considered, explaining Vasquez followed proper procedure during his last traffic stop.
—Pj Green
october 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Just two years ago, Tyre Nichols, 29, was brutally beaten by five Memphis police officers during a 2023 traffic stop near his home.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
Then the nephew was detained in a traffic stop and deported.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
Freeman said protocols have not changed in the department and were never considered, explaining Vasquez followed proper procedure during his last traffic stop.
—Pj Green
october 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Traffic stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20stop. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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