noun
house search; search of premises
Colloquial term for a police search of a residence. The formal legal term is 家宅捜索 (かたくそうさく).
See also: 家宅捜索
警察が家宅捜査に入った。
The police conducted a house search.
The formal legal term for a house search. 家宅捜査 is a colloquial variant.
Compound of 家宅 (かたく, 'house, residence') and 捜査 (そうさ, 'search, investigation'). The reading そうさ is a colloquial shortening of 捜索 (そうさく).