☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Stop and Frisk

A brief detention and pat-down by police — based on reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. The officer may search for weapons if they reasonably believe the person is armed.

Category: Criminal Procedure · Source: Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968)
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