Detain and Search

Detain

Detain verb - Cause to be slowed down or delayed.

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Search and detain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Search" instead a verb "Detain".

Nearby Words: detention, detainer, detaining

Search verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

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Detain and search are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detain" instead a verb "Search".

He's about to pull the 'I'm leaving the country and you'll never see me again' trick when Beckett arrests his driver for double-parking, which enables her to both detain him and search his car (which is from a car service, not a diplomatic service, and as such isn't covered under the immunity).

Source: Diplomatic Impunity

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