body-search

[ bod-ee-surch ]
/ ˈbɒd iˌsɜrtʃ /

verb (used with object)

to search all parts of the body of: Police ordered the suspects to strip and then body-searched them for hidden caches of narcotics.

British Dictionary definitions for body search

body search

noun

a form of search by police, customs officials, etc, that involves examination of a prisoner's or suspect's bodily orifices

verb body-search

(tr) to search (a prisoner or suspect) in this manner