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Traffic stop
Detention of a driver by police / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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See also: Terry stop and Consent search
See also: Terry stop case law and Consent search case law
For the 2017 American documentary film, see Traffic Stop (film).
A traffic stop, colloquially referred to as being pulled over, is a temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle and its occupants by police to investigate a possible crime or minor violation of law.
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