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Definition of Strip-search
1. Verb. Search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes. "They want to strip-search the prisoners "; "He was strip-searched at the airport"
Definition of Strip-search
1. Noun. A body search where the cloths are removed (stripped). ¹
2. Verb. To remove clothes and do a body search. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strip-search
Literary usage of Strip-search
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prison Conditions in the United Kingdom by Allyson Collins, Haywood Burns (1992)
"Following the forcible strip-search, the prison director called for an immediate
investigation. It appears that a mid-level officer had conveyed incorrect ..."
2. Violence in California Prisons: A Proposal for Research Into Patterns and Cures by James Gilligan (2001)
"Jane Doe, a 52 year-old woman in the SHU has refused the strip-search because
she believes that it is an unnecessary procedure performed only to degrade the ..."
3. All Too Familiar: Sexual Abuse of Women in U.S. State Prisons by Dorothy Q. Thomas (1996)
"New York's strip search and strip frisk policy has been shaped through litigation,
and DOCS currently operates under a consent order. ..."
4. Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness by Sasha Abramsky (2003)
"He refused to comply with a strip search at Clinton CF during the transfer
procedure and was given an additional disciplinary ticket for this behavior. ..."
5. Jury And The Search For Truth: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary edited by Orrin G. Hatch (1998)
"You can imagine a strip search of a grandmother or something like that. This is
an intentional tort; it is humiliating. The fourth amendment is about ..."
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