pretextual stop

English

Noun

pretextual stop (plural pretextual stops)

  1. (US, law enforcement, criminology) 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.
    Synonym: pretextual arrest
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