( in Britain ) a police power, part of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act , to stop a person who is suspected of doing something illegal, such as carrying illegal drugs, to question them and to search them.
STOP AND SEARCH
Meaning of STOP AND SEARCH in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005