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Reasonable suspicion

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004135

A legal standard of proof that is less than probable cause but more than a mere hunch, based on specific and articulable facts. This level of suspicion allows law enforcement officers to briefly detain individuals for questioning or conduct a pat-down search for weapons. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution governs its application.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004135
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004135",
  "term": "Reasonable suspicion",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal standard of proof that is less than probable cause but more than a mere hunch, based on specific and articulable facts. This level of suspicion allows law enforcement officers to briefly detain individuals for questioning or conduct a pat-down search for weapons. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution governs its application.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/reasonable-suspicion/"
}

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