body searchn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒdɪ səːtʃ/, U.S.

/ˈbɑdi ˌsərtʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: body n., search n.

Etymology: < body n. + search n.

A search of a person's body and clothing for illicit weapons, drugs, etc., typically conducted by a soldier, police officer, or customs official; = pat-down n.; (sometimes also) = strip-search n. at strip v.¹ Compounds 1a. Also: the practice of carrying out such searches.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > types of search

strip-search1947

body search1961

sweep1966

toss1970

bag job1971

1961 Industr. & Labor Relations Rev. 14 393/1 Systematic body search of workers leaving the plant is reported in a case study of a textile plant in Lodz.

1964 Times 2 June 12/7 A British woman, aged 80..who was subjected to a body search.

1989 Sunday Tasmanian (Nexis) 31 Dec. Time for the body search. We were forced to strip naked by customs officers, revealing nothing but what could be expected.

2003 K. Hosseini Kite Runner (2004) xxiv. 284 Three different security officials conducted a body search on me after the wires in my jaws set off the metal detectors.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	body search
释义	body searchn. Brit. /ˈbɒdɪ səːtʃ/, U.S. /ˈbɑdi ˌsərtʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: body n., search n. Etymology: < body n. + search n. A search of a person's body and clothing for illicit weapons, drugs, etc., typically conducted by a soldier, police officer, or customs official; = pat-down n.; (sometimes also) = strip-search n. at strip v.¹ Compounds 1a. Also: the practice of carrying out such searches. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > types of search strip-search1947 body search1961 sweep1966 toss1970 bag job1971 1961 Industr. & Labor Relations Rev. 14 393/1 Systematic body search of workers leaving the plant is reported in a case study of a textile plant in Lodz. 1964 Times 2 June 12/7 A British woman, aged 80..who was subjected to a body search. 1989 Sunday Tasmanian (Nexis) 31 Dec. Time for the body search. We were forced to strip naked by customs officers, revealing nothing but what could be expected. 2003 K. Hosseini Kite Runner (2004) xxiv. 284 Three different security officials conducted a body search on me after the wires in my jaws set off the metal detectors. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1961
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