Terry stops

A form of Terry stop — The brief detention of a person by the police on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity but short of probable cause to arrest.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Terry stop
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APA

Terry stops. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terry%20stops

MLA

“Terry stops.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terry%20stops. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Terry stops,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terry%20stops.

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