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house search
The official search of an apartment or house by the police or another authority in order to find evidence for a criminal offense. A court order is usually required for this.
Im Zuge der Ermittlungen fand bei dem Verdächtigen eine Hausdurchsuchung statt.
In the course of the investigation, a house search took place at the suspect's home.
The word is a compound of 'Haus' (house) and 'Durchsuchung' (search). The noun 'Durchsuchung' is derived from the separable verb 'durchsuchen' (to search).
Die Hausdurchsuchung dauerte mehrere Stunden.
The house search lasted several hours.
Authorities such as the police can 'eine Hausdurchsuchung anordnen' (order a house search officially) or 'durchführen' (carry out/conduct one).
Ein Richter muss die Hausdurchsuchung offiziell anordnen.
A judge must officially order the house search.
This word belongs to a legal and police context. It is used when talking about crime and investigations.
In den Nachrichten wurde über die Hausdurchsuchung bei einem Politiker berichtet.
The news reported on the house search at a politician's home.
raid
„Razzia“ typically refers to a large, surprise, coordinated search operation by the police or an authority. „Hausdurchsuchung“, by contrast, is an individual official search of an apartment or house. A Razzia can involve several Hausdurchsuchungen.
Am selben Morgen führte die Polizei in einer einzelnen Wohnung eine Hausdurchsuchung durch.
That same morning, the police conducted a house search in a single apartment.
Bei einer Razzia durchsuchte die Polizei gleichzeitig zwölf Wohnungen im Viertel.
During a raid, the police searched twelve apartments in the neighborhood at the same time.
