strip-searching
- a word derived from strip-search.
Example Sentences
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The Sheriff’s Department stopped routinely strip-searching female inmates in April 2016, when it began relying on body scanners for screening.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2024
“Officers are often unable to justify the necessity of strip-searching, nor can they report on the safeguarding impact on the child concerned,” the group said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2023
Schools should consider whether strip-searching a pupil is "absolutely necessary", before involving police, government guidance says.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2022
The British government recently said that digital strip-searching should end, and that only data relevant to the case should be used in court.
From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2021
In 2010, it paid $33 million to about 100,000 people after correction officers were accused of strip-searching suspects charged with misdemeanors.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2018
