stop and search
/ˌstɒp ən ˈsɜːtʃ/
/ˌstɑːp ən ˈsɜːrtʃ/
- (in Britain
) a police power, part of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, to stop a person who is suspected of doing something illegal, such as carrying illegal drugs, to question them and to search them英国 停止和搜查:警察权力,是《警察和刑事证据法》的一部分,制止涉嫌从事非法活动(例如携带非法毒品)的人,对其进行讯问和搜查