huiszoeking

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɦœy̯ˌsu.kɪŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • A house-search, thorough search of a home or other privately owned real estate as part of an official (notably judicial) investigation.
  • (obsolete) The act of thresspassing into someone's house.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch huussoekinge (threspassing) compound from Dutch, Flemish huis (house, home, encasing, huis, institution, house -, house-, domestic-, domestic, building, casing, construction) + Dutch, Flemish zoeking (search).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

zoeking

Gloss

search

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