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 traffic stop escalated and was caught on cellphone footage shot by passing drivers outside the stadium.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Trump cited the March 25, 2024, fatal shooting of New York Police Officer Jonathan Diller, who was gunned down while conducting a traffic stop in Queens -- becoming the first NYPD officer killed in the line of duty in two years.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
One year ago this month, 31-year-old New York police officer, Jonathan Diller, unbelievably wonderful person and a great officer, was gunned down at a traffic stop on Long Island.
—Time Staff, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors accuse Marin-Sotelo of shooting and killing Byrd during a traffic stop.
—Max Saltman, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Trump cited the March 25, 2024, fatal shooting of New York Police Officer Jonathan Diller, who was gunned down while conducting a traffic stop in Queens -- becoming the first NYPD officer killed in the line of duty in two years.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
One year ago this month, 31-year-old New York police officer, Jonathan Diller, unbelievably wonderful person and a great officer, was gunned down at a traffic stop on Long Island.
—Time Staff, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors accuse Marin-Sotelo of shooting and killing Byrd during a traffic stop.
—Max Saltman, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Traffic stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20stop. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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