police stop
Roadside law encounter
A police stop is when law enforcement officers detain someone briefly for questioning or investigation.
Traffic stops are most common: I got pulled over for a routine police stop.
Pedestrian stops—sometimes called stop-and-frisk—allow officers to pat down individuals for weapons based on reasonable suspicion.
The legality and racial dynamics of police stops remain contentious in American public discourse.
- trafficMovement along routes
- pulled overOrdered to roadside
- pulloverGarment donned headfirst
- checkpointInspection station on route
- sirenWailing alert device
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- encountersencounter, meeting, chance encounter, run-in, close encounter
- searchessearch, seek, hunt, quest, find
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Unhindered right to travel
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Officers accompanying for safety
police protection · welfare check · community outreach · 911 response · rescue
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