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FOUILLE PALPATION [1 record]

Record 1 2007-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
  • Penal Administration
DEF

A cursory search of the suspicious person for weapons large enough to be detected through clothing.

OBS

[Also includes the] search of personal possessions the person may be carrying.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
  • Administration pénitentiaire
DEF

[...] méthode de fouille qui consiste à palper, par dessus les vêtements, la surface totale du corps du suspect.

OBS

[Inclut la fouille] des objets personnels qui se trouvent sur la personne faisant l'objet de la fouille.

Spanish

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