strip-searches
Thorough body examinations
Strip-searches are thorough searches of a person's body conducted after their clothing has been removed.
Law enforcement and security personnel conduct strip-searches when looking for concealed weapons, drugs, or contraband.
The practice is routine in prisons and jails but controversial elsewhere: The airport strip-searches drew public outrage.
The verb is strip-search: They strip-searched every visitor.
Confinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- correctionalAimed at rehabilitation
- borderOuter edge or limit
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
airport · checkpoint · precinct · facility · immigration · courthouse · remand · lockup
Loss of dignity
- degradingLowering in worth
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- traumaticCausing severe emotional damage
- dignityInnate personal worth
abuse · misconduct · protest · reform · oversight · accountability · complaint · advocacy
Health-promoting walk
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- violationBreaking of rules
- litigationLegal dispute process
precedent · reasonable · invasive · excessive · liability · consent · warrant · plaintiff
Body search by touch
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- detentionTemporary official holding
booking · intake · processing · compliance · protocol · documentation · witness · authorization
prison
Confinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- correctionalAimed at rehabilitation
- borderOuter edge or limit
customs · airport · checkpoint · precinct · facility · immigration · courthouse · remand · lockup
humiliation
Loss of dignity
- degradingLowering in worth
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- traumaticCausing severe emotional damage
dignity · abuse · misconduct · protest · reform · oversight · accountability · complaint · advocacy · disproportionate
constitutional
Health-promoting walk
litigation · precedent · reasonable · invasive · excessive · liability · consent · warrant · plaintiff · defendant
pat-down
Body search by touch
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
detention · booking · intake · processing · compliance · protocol · documentation · witness · authorization · screening