Constitutional

Search and Seizure

/ surch and SEE-zhur /

Definition

Government action to find evidence and take control of it.

Used in Context

“Unreasonable search and seizure is prohibited by the Fourth Amendment.”

Etymology

◈ Old French: cercher, to search

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