strip search
noun/ˈstrɪp sɜːtʃ/
/ˈstrɪp sɜːrtʃ/
- an act of searching a person for illegal drugs, weapons, etc., for example at an airport or in a prison, after they have been made to take off all their clothesTopics Crime and punishmentc2
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