The word "frisk" means to quickly search or inspect someone's body or belongings, usually for security or safety reasons.
Sentences with «frisk»
«Despite changes in stop - and - frisk policy in New York City, the system is obviously broken when an unarmed Black teenager can be shot to death in his own bathroom and no one is held to account by any part of our criminal justice system. (nystateofpolitics.com)
«There is a challenge posed by the stop and frisk police policies.» (gothamgazette.com)
The two Democrats running in the primary broadly share common progressive views on a host of issues, including the need for more affordable housing, more classrooms, increased spending on H.I.V. prevention, greater citizen participation in allocating funds available to the Council member, and curbs on the excessive use of stop and frisk tactics by the N.Y.P.D. (downtownexpress.com)