Against
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Adverse to; contrary; opposed to; without the consent of; in contact with. State v. Metzger, 26 Kan. 395; James v. Bank, 12 R. I. 460; Seabright v. Seabright, 28 W. Va. 465; State v. Prather, 54 Ind. 63. '
— Against the form of the statute. When the act complained of is prohibited by a statute. these technical words must be used in an indictment under it. The Latin phrase is contra formam statuti. State v. Murphy, 15 R. I. 543, 10 Atl. 585.
— Against the peace. A technical phrase used in alleging a breach of the peace. See Contra Pacem. State v. Tibbetts, 86 Me 189, 29 Atl. 979.