Levee

An emb'ankment intended to prevent inundation. A State, in the exercise of police powers, ha5 the exclusive right to determine the propriety, location, and mode of building levees within her borders. After she has so decided, and contracted for the enterprise, a person, on whose land the levee is to be built, cannot require that it be constructed differently; and, in case of non-compliance with his demand, he cannot hold the State liable for compensation for the property taken or for any injury sustained.^ See Compensation, 3.