perquisizione

noun per-kwee-zee-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: From Latin perquisitio, 'a thorough inquiry'.

Also means

police search, frisk

Usage Note

Perquisizione is a legal/law-enforcement term referring specifically to an official search of a person or premises by authorities (perquisizione domiciliare, house search; mandato di perquisizione, search warrant). It is not used for casual searching; for that, Italian uses ricerca or cerca. The related verb is perquisire ('to search, to frisk').

Examples

"La polizia ha eseguito una perquisizione nell'appartamento."

Natural Translation

The police carried out a search of the apartment.

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