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frisking::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | frisk |
| Type of | hunt, hunting, search |
| Has types | strip search |
| Derivation | frisk |
Examples of frisking
frisking
Be prepared for a secondary screening, a frisking and a game of 20 questions.
From the stltoday.com
Then he continues frisking a Hispanic teenager that he has pressed against the wall.
From the stltoday.com
The FBI agent portrays Kazmi as paranoid, frisking the vendor for recording devices.
From the freep.com
A swarm of schoolchildren in black uniforms enters, frisking and chattering.
From the time.com
Be prepared for a secondary screening, a frisking, a game of 20 Questions.
From the denverpost.com
In addition to long lines, Biskup was twice subjected to full frisking.
From the time.com
There, Atta saw soldiers frisking and beating detainees as they arrived from the checkpoint.
From the guardian.co.uk
He stopped the suspect and was frisking him when Mr. Jones ran away.
From the post-gazette.com
In Srinagar, these days, soldiers spend more time in their bunkers and less frisking passers-by.
From the economist.com
- The act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; "he gave the suspect a quick frisk"
- Frolic: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
- Search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; "The police frisked everyone at the airport"
- Frisk is a 1995 drama film, directed by Todd Verow, based on the 1991 novel by author Dennis Cooper. It is a first-person narrative about a serial killer. ...
- The Frisk was a punk rock band from Berkeley, California, formed by Jesse Luscious, Mike Sexxx and Zach Attack, all former members of The Criminals, along with AFI member Hunter Burgan, following The Criminals 2000 breakup. ...
- Frisking (also called a patdown or pat down) is a search of a person's outer clothing wherein a police officer or other law enforcement agent runs his or her hands along the outer garments to detect any concealed weapons.
- A frolic; a fit of wanton gaiety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap; to frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap; to search somebody by feeling their clothes; Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky
- Used by thieves to signify searching a person whom they have robbed.
- A term used in CRIMINAL LAW to refer to the superficial running of the hands over the body of an individual by a law enforcement agent or official in order to determine whether such individual is holding an illegal object, such as a weapon or narcotics. ...
