frisk
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- noun
- /frɪsk/
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- NYPD's aggressive street policing program, called "stop-and-frisk," predominantly targets low-income minority neighborhoods.
- stop-and-frisk
- frisk policy
- frisk was ruled unconstitutional
Have you ever been arrested after a stop and frisk?
- Have you ever been arrested after a stop and frisk?
Examples
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Robinson filed a motion to suppress evidence of the gun, arguing that the police officer's frisk was unconstitutional.
Academic text (2017) -
Reverend Al Sharpton has called for a summit to address issues like stop-and-frisk and gun violence.
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The aggressive stop-and-frisk policy in New York allows the police to cruise the area around the school at least twice a week.
Academic text (2012) -
Of those 350,000 frisks a year, only 10% lead to an arrest.
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The police officer conducted a quick frisk of the suspect to check for hidden weapons.
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After the frisk, they found no illegal items on the person searched.
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During the event, there was a routine frisk of everyone's bags to ensure safety.
Synonyms
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A quick search of someone's clothes by touching to find hidden items
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Searching someone by patting their outer clothes to find weapons or drugs
A physical search of a person's body or clothes to find dangerous items
How Invasive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frisk The word frisk for a quick search comes from an old Norse word friskr meaning 'lively' or 'healthy', and it gave us the English word frisky. Think of quick, lively hands moving over a person's clothes; that's why a frisk is a short, fast check for hidden items.