law enforcement (noun)
41warrant — war·rant 1 / wȯr ənt, wär / n [Anglo French warant garant protector, guarantor, authority, authorization, of Germanic origin] 1: warranty (2) an implied warrant of fitness 2: a commission or document giving authority to do something: as …
42arrest — ar·rest 1 /ə rest/ n [Middle French arest, from arester to stop, seize, arrest, ultimately from Latin ad to, at + restare to stay]: the restraining and seizure of a person whether or not by physical force by someone acting under authority (as a… …
43marshal — mar·shal 1 / mär shəl/ n 1: a ministerial officer appointed for each judicial district of the U.S. to execute the process of the courts and perform various duties similar to those of a sheriff 2: a law officer in some cities (as New York) of the… …
44commitment — n 1: an act of committing: as a: placement in or assignment to a prison or mental hospital petition for commitment compare incompetent, interdiction ◇ Commitment to a mental health facility is called …
45search — I verb chase after, closely examine, comb, delve, examine, examine by inspection, explore, ferret, follow the trail of, go through, hunt, indagate, inquire into, inspect, investigate, look into, look over, look through, probe, pry into, pursue,… …
46search warrant — see warrant Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. search warrant …
47police — po·lice 1 vt po·liced, po·lic·ing: to control, regulate, or keep in order esp. as an official duty police the area police 2 n pl police 1: the control and regulation of affairs affecting the order and welfare of a political unit and its citizens… …
48confession — con·fes·sion n 1: an act of confessing 2: an acknowledgment of a fact or allegation as true or proven; esp: a written or oral statement by an accused party acknowledging the party s guilt (as by admitting commission of a crime) compare admission; …
49lineup — line·up n: a line of persons assembled by police esp. for possible identification of a suspect by a witness to a crime compare showup Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. lin …
50modus operandi — mo·dus ope·ran·di /ˌmō dəs ˌä pə ran dē, ˌdī/ n [New Latin, manner of operating]: a distinct pattern or method of operation esp. that indicates or suggests the work of a single criminal in more than one crime Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …
