traffic stop
noun
plural traffic stops
: an instance of police stopping a driver (as for speeding or a broken taillight)
She was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.
an officer making a traffic stop
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The 15-page affidavit signed by Special Agent Tony Baca of the state Department of Justice traces the investigation into Teran back to a traffic stop involving a different district attorney’s official three years ago.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
About how a routine traffic stop turned into a conviction for murder.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 25 June 2024
Gunmen opened fire at multiple places of worship and a police traffic stop in the two cities in the Muslim-majority republic on Sunday, killing at least 15 police officers and at least four civilians, including an Orthodox priest, according to authorities.
—Radina Gigova, CNN, 24 June 2024
The lawsuit alleges Cowan had no probable cause for the traffic stop.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
About how a routine traffic stop turned into a conviction for murder.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 25 June 2024
Gunmen opened fire at multiple places of worship and a police traffic stop in the two cities in the Muslim-majority republic on Sunday, killing at least 15 police officers and at least four civilians, including an Orthodox priest, according to authorities.
—Radina Gigova, CNN, 24 June 2024
The lawsuit alleges Cowan had no probable cause for the traffic stop.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
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“Traffic stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20stop. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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