Army

Defined in 6 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)

United States Code

10 U.S.C. § 7001 — in this title

In this title, the term "Army" means the Army or Armies referred to in the Constitution of the United States, less that part established by law as the Air Force.

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The military forces of a nation intended for service on land. It does not include the marine corps. 2 Sawy. (U. S.) 200; 21 N. Y. Supp. 104. Contra, 7 Rob. (N. Y.) 635. As used in the United States constitution and laws it does not include the state militia. 16 Grat. (Va.) 475.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A large force of armed men designed and organized for military service on land. The term "army" or "armies" has never been used by congress to include the navy or marines; In re Bailey, 2 Sawy. 205, Fed. Cas. No. 728. See Articles of War; Military Law; Martial Law; Courts-Martial; Rank; Regulations.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The armed forces of a nation intended for military service on land. "The term 'army' or 'armies' has never been used by congress, so far as I am advised, so as to include the navy or marines, and there is nothing in the act of 1862, or the circumstances which led to its passage, to warrant the conclusion that it was used therein in any other tban its long established and ordinary sense,— the land force, as distinguished from the navy and marines." In re Bailey, 2 Sawy. 205, Fed. Cas. No. 728. But see In re Stewart, 7 Rob. (N. Y.) 636.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The armed forces of a nation Intended for military service on land. “The term ‘army’ or ‘armies’ has never been used by congress, so far as I am advised, su as to include the navy or marines, and there is nothing in the act of 1862, or the circumstances which led to its passage, to warrant the conclusion that if was used therein in any other than ils long established and ordinary sense,—the land forces, as distinguished from the navy and marines.” 2 Sawy. 205,

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

See Enlistment; Martial Law; Naturalizaiton (R. S. §2166); Reinstate; Station, 1: War. AHPEN; AEPENT. A measure of land in use in this country, in the early French and Spanish times, nearly corresponding to the English acre.5