search
225
8.2
- noun
- /sɜːrtʃ/
- Specialized
:
registro
- In order for law enforcement to obtain a search warrant, it must have probable cause.
- conduct a search
- searches and seizures
- search for evidence
Examples
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In the hours following Honora's murder, a police search of the Rieper house unearthed Pauline's diaries.
Fiction book (1994) -
The naval officers conducted a search of the cargo ship to ensure no illegal items were on board.
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We have a search warrant to search the house.
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Under this standard, the search would have been proper because the area searched did not have clear signs.
Academic text (2017) -
In my opinion, the search of the suspect's quarters was illegal.
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But we need to see your papers before we can initiate a search in the National Park.
Fiction book (1998) -
Especially when we're asking for a search warrant for the residence of a superior court judge.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Langwiser brought the search warrant forward to the judge, and it was received into evidence.
Fiction book (2001) -
The government reported that there would be a search of all ships entering the harbor for compliance checks.
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During the search, officials inspected the fishing vessel for unauthorized catches in protected waters.
Idioms
- Informal
To try to find something that is hidden among many things
Compounds
- Formal
158
3.6
An official paper that lets police search a place for evidence or people
- Specialized
93
2.9
A computer program that finds web pages and information on the internet
- NSFW
10
6.1
To make someone take off their clothes so police can check for hidden weapons or drugs
A planned effort to find and help people who are lost or in danger after an emergency
- Archaic
2
8.9
A military operation where soldiers move through an area to find and attack enemy fighters
- Specialized
A system on a ship that finds and tracks planes in the sky around it
Right to stop police from searching you or taking your things without a good reason
- Formal
A practice where a country at war stops and searches neutral ships on the open sea
- Specialized
A set of commands used to find information in computers or databases
How Strict
- Formal
169
5.9
- Specialized
225
8.2
2
4.2
165
1.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Search (as in searching a ship) comes from the same idea of 'going around' to look, the same root as circle. That's why a sea search is a careful inspection where people check all parts of a vessel.