Law enforcement agency powers

thumb|right|A man arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in [[Operation Cross Check]] thumb|Arrested kidnappers in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil lying on the ground]] thumb|right|A United States Army soldier arrests a man in June 2007, during the [[Iraq War.]] An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be questioned further or charged. An arrest is a procedure in a criminal justice system,

detention of a criminal defendant after charges are filed until a trial

legal procedure by which the police commence search of an entity's property and seize/confiscate any relevant evidence

exercising authority over persons or property by means of physical force

force that a person knows would create a substantial risk of causing, death or serious bodily harm or injury

auction held on behalf of a government in which the property to be auctioned is either property owned by the government or property which is sold under the authority of a court of law or a government agency with similar authority

obtaining communications network data pursuant to lawful authority