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pretextual stops

pretextual stops is the plural of pretextual stop.

Meaning of pretextual stop

Noun

pretextual stop (plural pretextual stops)

  1. (US) The stopping by police of a motor vehicle in the case of a minor infringement of the law, in order to investigate other suspected criminal activity.

Questions about pretextual stops

What is pretextual stops the plural of?
Pretextual stops is the plural of pretextual stop.

Words near pretextual stops in the dictionary

  1. pretexts
  2. pretextual
  3. pretextual arrest
  4. pretextual arrests
  5. pretextual stop
  6. pretextual stops
  7. pretextualities
  8. pretextuality
  9. pretextually
  10. pretextuous
  11. pretexture

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