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Meaning of Terry stop | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Terryology Tersanctus Terschelling Tersely Terseness Terser

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