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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Sheriff’s deputies seized the largest amount of M-30 fentanyl pills in the department’s history during the traffic stop on Interstate 20, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on Wednesday, April 2.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
According to state police, the trooper got behind the pickup and activated the cruiser’s emergency lights and siren to conduct a traffic stop.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
Comedian and actor Paul Rodriguez was arrested after police allegedly found narcotics in his vehicle during a traffic stop on Friday night in Burbank.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
The Kansas City Star and other local media are opposing a request in court to limit news coverage of an upcoming capital murder trial involving the killing of a North Kansas City police officer during a July 2022 traffic stop.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
According to state police, the trooper got behind the pickup and activated the cruiser’s emergency lights and siren to conduct a traffic stop.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
Comedian and actor Paul Rodriguez was arrested after police allegedly found narcotics in his vehicle during a traffic stop on Friday night in Burbank.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
The Kansas City Star and other local media are opposing a request in court to limit news coverage of an upcoming capital murder trial involving the killing of a North Kansas City police officer during a July 2022 traffic stop.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Traffic stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20stop. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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