Search, n.  The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination.
 Thus the orb he roamed
 With narrow search, and with inspection deep
 Considered every creature.   --Milton.
 Nor did my search of liberty begin
 Till my black hairs were changed upon my chin.   --Dryden.
 Right of search Mar. Law, the right of the lawfully commissioned cruisers of belligerent nations to examine and search private merchant vessels on the high seas, for the enemy's property or for articles contraband of war.
 Search warrant Law, a warrant legally issued, authorizing an examination or search of a house, or other place, for goods stolen, secreted, or concealed.
 Syn: -- Scrutiny; examination; exploration; investigation; research; inquiry; quest; pursuit.

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 right of search
      n : the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high
          seas in wartime and search them