strip search
noun
an act or instance of strip-searching.
strip-searching
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a word derived from
strip-search.
Example Sentences
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The Sheriff’s Department stopped routinely strip-searching female inmates six years after the case was filed, when it began relying on body scanners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
Doolin and others living on death row are required to wear handcuffs at all times when outside their cells, which officers have to unlock with metal keys after strip-searching them.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 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
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
