huiszoeking

Meaning

1. (feminine) a house-search, thorough search of a home or other privately owned real estate as part of an official (notably judicial) investigation
2. (feminine, obsolete) the act of trespassing into someone's house

Concepts

search

perquisition

house-search

house search

Translations

perquisition

perquisizione

Durchsuchung

investigação

perquisição

registro domiciliario

κατ’ οίκον έρευνα

perquisizione domiciliare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦœy̯ˌsu.kɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: huussoekinge

Cognate with Old High German: hūssuohha

Cognate with German: Haussuchung

In summary

From Middle Dutch huussoekinge (“threspassing”). Equivalent to huis (“huis”) + zoeking (“search”). In view of Old High German hūssuohha (“house-search”), this may be a very old formation (compare German Haussuchung).