random searches
Chance-based security checks
Random searches are inspections conducted without specific suspicion or predetermined criteria, selecting subjects by chance rather than targeting individuals.
The term appears most often in security and law enforcement contexts: Passengers were subject to random searches at the checkpoint.
The randomness is meant to deter wrongdoing broadly while avoiding accusations of profiling, though critics question whether such searches are truly random in practice.
- arbitraryBased on personal whim
- browsingCasual examination of options
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- aimlessHaving no direction
- surfingRiding waves standing up
queries · unpredictable · wandering · clicking · google · incognito mode · keywords · scattered · spontaneous · luck · lucky guess · stumbling · curiosity · fishing · fishing expedition · wild goose chase · exploring · unfocused
- security measuresmetal detectors, bag checks, security guards, checkpoints, surveillance cameras
- probationprobation officer, adult probation, juvenile probation, supervision, parole conditions
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