Terry search

noun

A search carried out by the police during a Terry stop.

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Meanings

nounTerry search (plural Terry searches)

plural Terry searches

  1. USgovernmentA search carried out by the police during a Terry stop.
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APA

Terry search. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terry%20search

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“Terry search.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terry%20search. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Terry search,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terry%20search.

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