"patdown" meaning in English

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        "An act of patting somebody's clothes to check for concealed weapons, etc."
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          "sense": "patting somebody's clothes",
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          "word": "fouille corporelle"
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          "english": "less thoroughly",
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          "sense": "patting somebody's clothes",
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          "word": "palpation de sécurité"
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