bond to keep the peace

bond to keep the peace
A bond or undertaking required by a magistrate to be given by a person who has threatened to commit a breach of the peace. A bond or undertaking given as security against the commission of a breach of peace by the obligor. 12 Am J2d Breach P etc. §§ 41-51.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • keep the peace — To maintain public order and decorum; to prevent breach of the peace; to refrain from violence See bond to keep the peace …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • undertaking to keep the peace — See bond to keep the peace …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • security to keep the peace — A bond, undertaking, or deposit as security against committing a breach of the peace. 12 Am J2d Breach P §§ 41 51 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • articles of the peace — The complaint in a proceeding to compel a person to give bond to keep the peace …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • under the peace — In the king s peace; under the protection of the king; within the jurisdiction and protection of the state. Commonwealth v Macloon, 101 Mass 1. See bond to keep the peace …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • swear the peace — To take oath before a magistrate that a certain person ought to be put under bond to keep the peace • • • Main Entry: ↑peace …   Useful english dictionary

  • surety of the peace — A bond or undertaking to keep the peace …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • peace bond — See bond to keep the peace …   Ballentine's law 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

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