strip search
noun
: a search for something concealed on a person made after removal of the person's clothing
strip-search
ˈstrip-ˌsərch 
verb 
Example Sentences
The administrators ordered random strip searches of all prisoners.
Recent Examples on the Web The board further concluded that Yasenchack’s hunt through Ellis’ underpants constituted an unauthorized strip search. 
John H. Tucker, cleveland, 27 July 2022 Either way, the morning inspection definitely does not include a strip search. Keri Blakinger, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2022 That meant strip search and cavity search, all his clothes taken, no toiletries allowed until commissary day a week later. Elizabeth Macbride, Forbes, 4 June 2022 That resulted in a strip search and X-ray search of a group of inmates, many of whom were interviewed by the monitors. Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2022 Hall called Bradley Cooper, Timothée Chalamet, Tyler Perry and Simu Lee to the stage, inviting them to be escorted backstage for a quick Covid test and possibly a strip search. NBC News, 28 Mar. 2022 There are also instances in which deputies are advised not to turn on their cameras so as to respect an inmate’s privacy,including when an inmate is taking a shower, when a strip search is being conducted or when an inmate is talking to a lawyer. Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022 Principal Lisa Stamps and a counselor decided to strip search the student and did not find anything. Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al, 7 Feb. 2022 In 2019, the city paid $160,000 to settle a lawsuit from a Muslim woman who alleged officers profiled her as a terrorist, threw her down, tore off her headscarf and veil, and took her to a police station to strip search her. Dan Hinkel, chicagotribune.com, 17 June 2021 See More
John H. Tucker, cleveland, 27 July 2022 Either way, the morning inspection definitely does not include a strip search. Keri Blakinger, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2022 That meant strip search and cavity search, all his clothes taken, no toiletries allowed until commissary day a week later. Elizabeth Macbride, Forbes, 4 June 2022 That resulted in a strip search and X-ray search of a group of inmates, many of whom were interviewed by the monitors. Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2022 Hall called Bradley Cooper, Timothée Chalamet, Tyler Perry and Simu Lee to the stage, inviting them to be escorted backstage for a quick Covid test and possibly a strip search. NBC News, 28 Mar. 2022 There are also instances in which deputies are advised not to turn on their cameras so as to respect an inmate’s privacy,including when an inmate is taking a shower, when a strip search is being conducted or when an inmate is talking to a lawyer. Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022 Principal Lisa Stamps and a counselor decided to strip search the student and did not find anything. Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al, 7 Feb. 2022 In 2019, the city paid $160,000 to settle a lawsuit from a Muslim woman who alleged officers profiled her as a terrorist, threw her down, tore off her headscarf and veil, and took her to a police station to strip search her. Dan Hinkel, chicagotribune.com, 17 June 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
strip-search 1 of 2
transitive verb
: to conduct a strip search of
strip search
2 of 2see search