Law enforcement terminology

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,

thumb|right|240px|A representative from the United States Department of State |U.S. State Department congratulates and offers a partial payment to a fully disguised informant whose information led to the neutralization of a terrorist in the Philippines thumb|Two-page totally confidential, direct and immediate letter from the Iranian Minister of Finance to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Hossein Fatemi) about creating a foreign information network for controlling smuggling, 15 December 1952

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

person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed

In law enforcement jargon, a suspect is a known person accused or suspected of committing a crime. By definition, a suspect is distinct from the perpetrator of the offense (perp, in dated U.S. slang), though in the United States, the word suspect is often used as a jargon when referring to the perpetrator. The term is also related to the terms defendant, the accused, person of interest, and prime suspect.

operation of an intelligence agency or the military that is so planned and executed as to conceal the identity of or permit plausible denial by the sponsor

payment or reward

warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual, or the search and seizure of an individual's property

order that serves as a specific type of authorization

A fugitive or runaway is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from jail, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals. A fugitive from justice, also known as a wanted person, can be a person who is either convicted or accused of a crime and hiding from law enforcement in the state or taking refuge in a different country in order to avoid arrest.

type of court order authorizing police to forcibly search a private property for evidence

secret place for sanctuary

informal rule among police officers not to report on a colleague's errors, misconducts, or crimes, including police brutality

most secure levels of custody in the prison systems of certain countries

urgent and direct pursuit of a criminal suspect

police broadcast

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

law enforcement term

power to choose whether or how to punish a person who has violated the law

illegal act

extensive and thorough search for a wanted fugitive

Mesirah (or mesira, ) is the action in which one Jew reports the conduct of another Jew to a non-rabbinic authority in a manner and under the circumstances forbidden by rabbinic law. In any case, "excessive" punishment by non-Jews may be permissible if a precept of the Torah has been violated.