(law, law enforcement) Of or pertaining to laws or policing practices, found in some jurisdictions, which permit a law enforcement officer to temporarily detain and search a member of the public based on the officer's suspicions.

A police action of this type.

plural of search-light

Alternative spelling of searchlight

plural of tabu search

plural of search and rescue

A thorough search of a home or other privately owned real estate as part of an official (notably judicial) investigation.

(informal) I don't know; I have no idea.

present participle of strip-search

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strip-search