Levying War
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
The assembling of a body of men for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable object; and all who perform any part, however minute, or however remote from the scene of action, and who are leagued in the general conspiracy, are considered as engaged in levying war, within the meaning of the constitution; 4 Cra. (U. S.) 473, 474; Const, art.
3, s. 3.- See Treason; Fries Trial, Pamphl.
This is a technical term, borrowed from the English law, and its meaning is the same 'as it is when used in Stat. 25 Ed. HI'.; 4 Cra. (U. S.) 471;