Contra Pacem
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
Lat. Against the peace. A phrase used in-the Latin forms of indictments, and also of actions for trespass, to signify that the offense alleged was committed against the public peace, @ ¢., involved a breach of the peace. The full formula was contra pacem domini regis, against the peace of the lord the king. In modern pleading, in this country, the phrase “against the peace of the commonwealth” or “of the people” is used.