patdown

patdown
An act of patting somebodys clothes to check for concealed weapons, etc.

To avoid such charges, airline screeners moved to random processes that led to patdowns of congressional representatives and mild-mannered elderly women...


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  • patdown — See stop and frisk …   Black's law dictionary

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  • Michigan v. Long — Supreme Court of the United States Argued February 23, 1983 Decided July 6, 1983 …   Wikipedia

  • stop and frisk — The situation where police officers who are suspicious of an individual run their hands lightly over the suspect s outer garments to determine if the person is carrying a concealed weapon. Also called a patdown or threshold inquiry, a stop and… …   Black's law dictionary

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