body-search
verb (used with object)
to search all parts of the body of.
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body searchnouna form of search by police, customs officials, etc, that involves examination of a prisoner's or suspect's bodily orifices
body-search
American
[bod-ee-surch]
/ ˈbɒd iˌsɜrtʃ /
verb (used with object)
body search
British
noun
verb
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A Justice Department lawyer argued Monday that a new body-search policy for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay did not restrict inmates’ access to lawyers.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2013
Sally Bolton, chief executive of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, told journalists there is "100% bag search" and "selective body search" at all gates.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023
Because Ward-Blake would not stop yelling, Strong arrested him for disorderly conduct and walked him to the side of his cruiser, where he conducted a body search.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022
The local Daily Monitor newspaper reported that a female police officer reported the suspect as male after conducting a body search.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 16, 2020
A number of Afghans regard a body search as an insult signifying a lack of trust.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2012
We passed through several roadblocks to get there and three different security officials conducted a body search on me after the wires in my jaws set off the metal detectors.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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