Public enemy
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A nation at war with the United States; also every citizen or subject of such nation. Not including robbers, thieves, private depredators, or riotous mobs.
State v. Moore, 74 Mo. 4l7, 41 Am. Rep. 322; Lewis v. Ludwick, 6 Gold. (Tenn.) 368, 98 Am. Dec. 454; Russell v. Fagan, 7 Houst. (Del.) 389, 8 Atl. 258; Missouri Pac. Ry. Ch v. Nev-ill, 60 Ark. 375, 30 S. W. 425, 28 L. It A. 80, 46 Am. St. Rep. 208.