See Also: Peace(medicine)
peace(dictionary)
peace(2)(dictionary)
peace(1)(dictionary)
War and Peace(dictionary)
Peace Air(tourism)
Peace of God(encyclopedia)
PEACE(law)
Prince of Peace, the(dictionary)
peace dividend(dictionary)

PEACE (law)


PEACE. The tranquillity enjoyed by a political society, internally, by the good order which reigns among its members, and externally, by the good good order which reigns among its members, and externally, by the good understanding it has with all other nations. Applied to the internal understanding it has with all other nations. Applied to the internal regulations of a nation, peace imports, in a technical sense, not merely a regulations of a nation, peace imports, in a technical sense, not merely a state of repose and security, as opposed to one of violence and warfare, but state of repose and security, as opposed to one of violence and warfare, but likewise a state of public order and decorum. Ham. N. P. 139; 12 Mod. 566. likewise a state of public order and decorum. Ham. N. P. 139; 12 Mod. 566. Vide, generally, Bac. Ab. Prerogative, D 4; Hale, Hist. P. C. 160; 3 Taunt. Vide, generally, Bac. Ab. Prerogative, D 4; Hale, Hist. P. C. 160; 3 Taunt. R. 14; 1 B.