troops

troops
Soldiers; officers and men in any branch of the military forces: Louisville & N. R. Co. v United States, 258 US 374, 66 L Ed 668, 42 S Ct 337. In 1850 the word had, and it has ever since had an established meaning:-namely, "soldiers collectively,-a body of soldiers." Contemporary legislation draws a clear distinction also between "troops," that is, those having the status of soldiers, and those who once had been in, or were seeking to enter the military service. United States v Union Pacific Railroad Co. 249 US 354, 357, 63 L Ed 643, 645, 39 S Ct 294.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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