Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
public peace — overall peace and order within the public community … English contemporary dictionary
Peace — Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to requite.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peace of God — Peace Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peace offering — Peace Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peace officer — Peace Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
public and domestic tranquillity — Public peace. The expression means nothing more than the public peace, which is made up of the aggregate of individual peace and domestic peace, and is nothing more than a subdivision of the one and an aggregation of the other. One cannot… … Ballentine's law dictionary
peace officer — n: a civil officer (as a police officer) whose duty it is to preserve the public peace Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. peace officer … Law dictionary
peace officer — peace′ of ficer n. a civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a sheriff or constable • Etymology: 1705–15 … From formal English to slang
breach of public peace — violation of public order … English contemporary dictionary
peace — For purposes of breach of the peace statute, peace is that state and sense of safety which is necessary to the comfort and happiness of every citizen, and which government is instituted to secure. State v. Boles, 5 Conn.Cir. 22, 240 A.2d 920, 927 … Black's law dictionary
