Latin for “guilty deed”—an act that accompanies one’s intent to commit a crime, such as pulling out a knife and then stabbing someone. A person against whom a criminal charge is pending; one charged with a crime. Latin for “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”—retaliation or revenge that dates back to the Bible and the Middle Ages. The authority to make legal decisions and judgments, often based on geographic area (territory) or the type of case in question. Police tactics that unduly encourage or induce an individual to commit a crime he or she typically would not commit.