strip-searched
Checked while unclothed
Strip-searched describes someone who has been subjected to a strip search—a thorough inspection requiring removal of clothing, typically conducted by police, prison guards, or security personnel looking for contraband or weapons.
He was strip-searched at the border crossing.
The process is invasive and often humiliating, legally permitted only under specific circumstances.
Invading others' privacy
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- intimateClosely personal or private
- exposedOut in open
- nakednessUnclothed condition
dignity · vulnerable · personal · overreach · abuse · rights · consent · boundaries
Detention facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- inmateConfined facility resident
- custodyProtective care or control
- arrestSeize by law
correctional · guard · cell · warden · confinement · detainee · remand · booking
Decline in condition
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- indignityHumiliating or degrading treatment
- violationBreaking of rules
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
exposure · vulnerability · mortification · powerlessness · dehumanization · abasement · disgrace · dishonor
Traditional practices or import taxes
- TSAAirport screening agency
- checkpointInspection station on route
- airportAviation passenger facility
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
smuggling · immigration · visitation · trafficking · concealment · enforcement · screening · warrant
Body search by touch
- friskSearch by touch
- disrobeRemove worn garments
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
undress · probe · scrutiny · compliance · protocol · documentation · witness · gloves
intrusive
Invading others' privacy
nakedness · dignity · vulnerable · personal · overreach · abuse · rights · consent · boundaries · modesty
jail
Detention facility
arrest · correctional · guard · cell · warden · confinement · detainee · remand · booking · intake
degradation
Decline in condition
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- indignityHumiliating or degrading treatment
- violationBreaking of rules
embarrassment · exposure · vulnerability · mortification · powerlessness · dehumanization · abasement · disgrace · dishonor · objectification
customs
Traditional practices or import taxes
- TSAAirport screening agency
- checkpointInspection station on route
- airportAviation passenger facility
contraband · smuggling · immigration · visitation · trafficking · concealment · enforcement · screening · warrant
pat-down
Body search by touch
- friskSearch by touch
- disrobeRemove worn garments
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
examination · undress · probe · scrutiny · compliance · protocol · documentation · witness · gloves · systematic