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Definition of body search noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

body search

noun

/ˈbɒdi sɜːtʃ/

/ˈbɑːdi sɜːrtʃ/

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a search of a person’s body, for example by the police or by a customs official, for drugs, weapons, etc.Topics Law and justicec1

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