Watch
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
To stand sentry and attend guard during the night-time. Certain officers called watchmen are appointed in most of the United States, whose duty it is to arrest all persons who are violating the law or breaking the peace.
See 1 Bla. Com. 356; 1 Chi tty, Cr. Law 14, 20.