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Public peace

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

The peace or tranquilhty of the community in general; the good order and repose of the people composing a state or municipality.

See Neu-endorff v. Duryea, 6 Daly (N. Y.) 280; State v. Benedict, 11 Vt. 236, 34 Am. Dec. 688.