pretextual stop

noun

The stopping by police of a motor vehicle in the case of a minor infringement of the law, in order to investigate other suspected criminal activity.

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Meanings

nounpretextual stop (plural pretextual stops)

plural pretextual stops

  1. UScriminologyThe stopping by police of a motor vehicle in the case of a minor infringement of the law, in order to investigate other suspected criminal activity.

    Synonyms: pretextual arrest

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe stopping by police of a motor vehicle in the case of a minor infringement of the law, in order to investigate other suspected criminal activity.

Similar
pretextual arrest
Also see
pretextual arrest
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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