Frisk
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Frisk
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Meaning of Frisk
Quick, superficial search. A contact or patting of the outer clothing to detect by the sense of touch a concealed weapon or contraband. See Terrv v Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d889
Synonyms of Frisk
verb
check
conduct a search
examine
examine closely
examine intently
explore
hunt
hunt through
inspect
investigate
lascivire
look into
look over
look through
peer into
poke into
probe
pry into
rake through
review
salire
scan
scour
scrutinize
search one's pockets
search through
seek
subject to scrutiny Associated Concepts: reasonable belief that safety requires a patting down
search
stop and frisk
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Translate Frisk from English to Spanish
Translation of Frisk, with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Cachear and other legal terms is available here.
Cachear
Registrar
See also
Pat-Down in the American legal Encyclopedia
A quick search of the outer clothing to detect, by the sense... (Read more)
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See Also
Stop and Frisk.