patdown
Hands-on search
A patdown is a security check in which someone runs their hands over another person's clothed body to detect concealed weapons or contraband.
Common at airports, prisons, and police stops: The officer conducted a patdown before placing him in the squad car.
Also spelled pat-down or pat down.
Search by touch
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- checkpointInspection station on route
- TSAAirport screening agency
- wandThin ceremonial stick
officer · inspection · guard · protocol · procedure · surveillance · enforcement · badge
Aviation passenger facility
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- terminalAt the endpoint
- passengerTraveler, not operator
queue · baggage · conveyor · ticket · flight · immigration · border · entry
Encroaching without welcome
- violationBreaking of rules
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
forceful · overbearing · encroaching · groping · humiliating · degrading · unwanted · excessive
Lines marking separation
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- dignityInnate personal worth
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
modesty · sensitivity · rights · objection · opt-out · complaint
frisk
Search by touch
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- checkpointInspection station on route
- TSAAirport screening agency
wand · officer · inspection · guard · protocol · procedure · surveillance · enforcement · badge · perimeter
airport
Aviation passenger facility
passenger · queue · baggage · conveyor · ticket · flight · immigration · border · entry · departure
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
- violationBreaking of rules
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
- probingThoroughly investigating something
aggressive · forceful · overbearing · encroaching · groping · humiliating · degrading · unwanted · excessive · inappropriate
boundaries
Lines marking separation
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- dignityInnate personal worth
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
discretion · modesty · sensitivity · rights · objection · opt-out · complaint
hands
Gripping limbs' extremities
waistband · pockets · ankles · seams · cuffs · collar · inseam · arms · legs · systematic